tooth and nail
Example Sentences
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She has said she will “fight tooth and nail against any effort to further roll back these fundamental protections.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 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
"We had to fight tooth and nail for that result," said Smith.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 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
As with everything else he attempted, he had to fight tooth and nail to win a seat in the stern of one of Al Ulbrickson’s boats.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
