pitched battle

Example Sentences

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The leak is a blow for Anthropic because it risks both undermining its reputation for safety and also revealing valuable trade secrets in the pitched battle for enterprise customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The 77th annual Emmy Awards is a pitched battle for hardware between deep-pocketed streamers and premium cable channels.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025

CBS has won a temporary legal reprieve, allowing the network to continue to distribute “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” amid a pitched battle with Sony Pictures Television.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

It has been described as the last pitched battle to be fought on British soil.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

Ministry wizards were flooding onto the field to separate the veela and the leprechauns, but with little success; meanwhile, the pitched battle below was nothing to the one taking place above.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling