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
It has been described as the last pitched battle to be fought on British soil.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
That is more reminiscent of a pitched battle in 1984 that pitted some of the most powerful Senate Republicans against one another in a storied showdown to win the top job.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024
The great beasts would be useful in a pitched battle, no doubt, but it would be some time before they had the strength to face their foes in the field.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
