cutthroat
Example Sentences
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The best teams in NBA history, it’s no surprise, are net rating monsters, combining cutthroat scoring attacks with defenses as solid as Fort Knox.
Still, authorities said they plan to continue to curb cutthroat competition among businesses that has dented prices and profits, efforts that economists say have weighed on growth and investment.
Streams like these were once suitable habitat for native Lahontan cutthroat trout.
From Salon
After four years of waiting tables and making forgettable movies, she decided she’d had enough of Los Angeles and its cutthroat competition.
From Los Angeles Times
Bryant, in turn, became Harrison’s template for what a true superstar looked like: a cutthroat competitor, a maniacal worker, someone who gave every ounce of effort every second.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
