through thick and thin

Example Sentences

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It needed supporters who cheered for their team through thick and thin, not curious, casual fans who came out to see whatever big-name player was passing through town but never came back.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

“They’ve stuck with the Venezuelan market through thick and thin, and endured a lot of adverse conditions, a lot of headwinds,” said Clay Seigel, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

He said: "Some way or another we kind of stuck together through thick and thin, through the highs and the lows."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

I guarantee that the ever-growing, multi-partisan, pro-democracy army keeps working through thick and thin.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

I have been through thick and thin with Walter.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela