Examples of dog-eat-dog in a Sentence
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Which is great, because a match-up like that would be the definition of dog-eat-dog; the survival of the least unfit.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Some may frown upon these metaphors, but the reality is that business is, to some extent, a dog-eat-dog competition.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
With its original plans to host 100, Silver says the event is now expected to field a crowd of 350, underscoring his increasing influence in the dog-eat-dog world of college basketball recruiting.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Capitalism and social interaction tend to be the same kind of cat and mouse games, or for another species analogy, a dog-eat-dog world.
—John Werner, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Some may frown upon these metaphors, but the reality is that business is, to some extent, a dog-eat-dog competition.
—Zain Jaffer, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
With its original plans to host 100, Silver says the event is now expected to field a crowd of 350, underscoring his increasing influence in the dog-eat-dog world of college basketball recruiting.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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