might and main
Example Sentences
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A European Commission spokesman refused to speculate on the latest talks on Thursday, but said EU negotiators were working "might and main" to deliver a deal for Europe's consumers and companies.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
What a paradox: This city, and the feds, are now trying with might and main to find housing for its veterans — in effect to re-create a barracks that thousands of veterans had called home.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
By correcting such lesions by might and main osteopaths claim that they can cure virtually all diseases.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I have always urged fighting wars and other contentions with might and main till overwhelming victory, and then offering the hand of friendship to the vanquished.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I am working with all my might and main for the triumph of the cause of the righteous....
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando