no quarter
Example Sentences
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These "gaffes" were considered deal breakers and no matter how hard they tried to show off their skills at mingling with ordinary voters, they were given no quarter.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
Perhaps the real hero of the play is the playwright, who panders to no quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
Yes, we'll tramp the streets to chap on doors on your behalf and post out leaflets with your face on, but if you become a liability or an opponent, no quarter will be given.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 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
When it comes, it gives no quarter and doesn’t care about your merits.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
