tooth and nail

Example Sentences

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EU leaders will still fight their corners tooth and nail, Magyar included.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 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

“We fought tooth and nail to retain those benefits,” said Williams, who is president of UMW Local 1188 in Coshocton County, in central Ohio’s Appalachian region.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

Meanwhile Madame Maxime was trying to restrain Fleur Delacour, who was quite hysterical, fighting tooth and nail to return to the water.

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