no quarter

Example Sentences

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Yes, we'll tramp the streets to chap on doors on your behalf and post out leaflets with your face on, but if you become a liability or an opponent, no quarter will be given.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2023

And that's exactly why the E-Meter should be given no quarter under right-to-repair laws.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

From the award-winning author of “The Book of Goose” comes a collection of short fiction with unexpected power, though its economy is no surprise: Li’s elegant prose gives no quarter to the superfluous.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

David Friedman, Trump's former ambassador to Israel, said anti-Semites "deserve no quarter among American leaders, right or left."

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2022

If I were caught there would be no quarter, but I’m beyond caring.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood