no quarter

Example Sentences

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Vance and Rubio gave no quarter, and the two emissaries were forced to return home with nothing more than a promise for a “working group,” which means nothing.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

From the award-winning author of “The Book of Goose” comes a collection of short fiction with unexpected power, though its economy is no surprise: Li’s elegant prose gives no quarter to the superfluous.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

David Friedman, Trump's former ambassador to Israel, said anti-Semites "deserve no quarter among American leaders, right or left."

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2022

According to Capt. Thomas Antoine Mauduit du Plessis, the French engineer leading the group, an American soldier shouted out, “Well now, is it agreed that no quarter will be given?”

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022

When it comes, it gives no quarter and doesn’t care about your merits.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed