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

Perhaps the real hero of the play is the playwright, who panders to no quarter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

Even off the field no quarter is given.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

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

If I were caught there would be no quarter, but I’m beyond caring.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood