tooth and nail
Example Sentences
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She has said she will “fight tooth and nail against any effort to further roll back these fundamental protections.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 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
“They will fight tooth and nail over everything.”
From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025
But according to Ms Skinner's lawyer, all the high-value complex claims are being fought "tooth and nail".
From BBC • Sep. 28, 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
