tooth and nail

Example Sentences

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"We will fight this tooth and nail," Das said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

ConocoPhillips is the country’s largest nonsovereign creditor and has been fighting tooth and nail to recoup the roughly $12 billion it is still owed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Paramount Skydance will be fighting this acquisition tooth and nail, including on antitrust grounds.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025

But according to Ms Skinner's lawyer, all the high-value complex claims are being fought "tooth and nail".

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

That its director had to battle alone, tooth and nail, on behalf of 35 million black Americans.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey