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

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

David Friedman, Trump's former ambassador to Israel, said that "Antisemites deserve no quarter among American leaders."

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2022

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