dog-eat-dog
Example Sentences
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It's worth noting that, even before the invention of streaming, the world of US chat shows was always a competitive, dog-eat-dog world.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025
It is tempting to say that “Killing It,” on Peacock, is a satire of dog-eat-dog capitalism.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2023
Strong: This father wants his kids to survive in a dog-eat-dog world, and wants to toughen him up for that world.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
“When they abandon multilateralism, everybody else abandons it and it becomes a dog-eat-dog world. And that’s the challenge.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022
My high school friends would still have been whining over boyfriends and fighting for carhop jobs at the A&W. Their idea of a dog-eat-dog world was Beauty School.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
