tooth and nail

Example Sentences

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"You became an investigator, tracking down witnesses. You became an expert in the law in that field. And you fought your own case tooth and nail."

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

ConocoPhillips is the country’s largest nonsovereign creditor and has been fighting tooth and nail to recoup the roughly $12 billion it is still owed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Paramount Skydance will be fighting this acquisition tooth and nail, including on antitrust grounds.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2025

“They will fight tooth and nail over everything.”

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

As with everything else he attempted, he had to fight tooth and nail to win a seat in the stern of one of Al Ulbrickson’s boats.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown