all-out

Example Sentences

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The body politic wages war against itself in Shakespeare’s tragedy, and the all-out battle makes for a gripping spectacle in Griffith Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The U.S. and Iran “continue to seek to avoid a return to all-out war and are preserving space for continued negotiations,” Evercore ISI analysts led by Sarah Bianchi said in a note Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She said she hoped that education, training and the expansion of legal places to ride would prevent an all-out ban on e-motos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Both sides have refused to make concessions and repeatedly threatened to resume fighting, but neither appears willing to return to all-out war.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Political pressure from President Franklin D. Roosevelt averted all-out warfare in the streets.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell