all-or-nothing
Example Sentences
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An all-or-nothing defence, its opponents said, made Associated Newspapers vulnerable to the discovery of even the smallest amount of evidence of unlawful activities.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Murakami’s all-or-nothing approach, with a .939 OPS, reflects baseball’s pursuit of power despite a .236 batting average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
But the United States is deploying a blunt, all-or-nothing approach.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Plaintiffs and defendants alike overwhelmingly prefer to eliminate the risk of an all-or-nothing jury verdict by agreeing on a compromise dollar figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
And the process was an all-or-nothing one; either you failed to modify at all, or else you modified the whole way.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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