fight to the finish
Example Sentences
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The Lakers fight to the finish in Game 5 at Denver, but Jamal Murray again hits the clutch shot with four seconds left to give Nuggets the victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
The Knights couldn’t come up with an encore after eliminating Purdue, but not before putting up a fight to the finish.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
In melee matches, up to four knights fight to the finish, until one is left standing.
From Reuters ● Aug. 18, 2021
It looks as though it’ll be a long, hard fight to the finish.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2018
Whatever had happened at Nutley Copse, the Efrafans could not fight to the finish against rabbits like Bigwig, Holly and Silver without losing lives—probably a good many lives.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
