no quarter

Example Sentences

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So we took that story, where the mayor’s side has no quarter for the vigilante side and the vigilante side has no quarter for the mayor’s side.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

These "gaffes" were considered deal breakers and no matter how hard they tried to show off their skills at mingling with ordinary voters, they were given no quarter.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

That was a thrilling contest with no quarter given.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 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

When it comes, it gives no quarter and doesn’t care about your merits.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed