at any cost

Example Sentences

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However opposition spokespeople, right up until the moment the four women landed on Thursday, said the government should stop them at any cost and offered to work with them on laws which would help.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Perhaps people who use it are underprepared for confrontation and want to avoid disagreement at any cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

North Korea said on Sunday that Japan's nuclear ambitions "must be prevented at any cost", after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

If anyone’s L.A. dream could crumble at any moment, that meant you had to defend it at any cost — and especially at the expense of everyone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

There were two Biggers: one was determined to get rest and sleep at any cost; and the other shrank from images charged with terror.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright