Examples of tooth and nail in a Sentence
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will likely resist tooth and nail.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
In the trailer for The Drama, a new movie from A24, Emma and Charlie (Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) meet with their wedding photographer, who’s fighting tooth and nail to try to get some chemistry between a couple about to get married.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
And suffice to say, Girona will be desperately fighting tooth and nail to bag a result of its own, with the Catalans currently perched on the edge of the relegation zone ahead of hosting Real.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Starbucks has fought these efforts tooth and nail along the way.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2025
In the trailer for The Drama, a new movie from A24, Emma and Charlie (Zendaya and Robert Pattinson) meet with their wedding photographer, who’s fighting tooth and nail to try to get some chemistry between a couple about to get married.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
And suffice to say, Girona will be desperately fighting tooth and nail to bag a result of its own, with the Catalans currently perched on the edge of the relegation zone ahead of hosting Real.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Starbucks has fought these efforts tooth and nail along the way.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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