cutthroat

Example Sentences

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German carmaker Mercedes-Benz reported Thursday its lowest annual profit since the Covid pandemic, as it counted the cost of US tariffs and cutthroat competition in China.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

It’s also before things get cutthroat and they really have to eliminate each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

But making it to the top, like they have, is tough in what has become a cutthroat K-pop industry.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

While outwardly glamorous, working at a luxury store can be cutthroat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Kabuo remembered trolling for cutthroat with Carl— they were twelve years old, long before the war—in a borrowed, weathered rowboat.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson