do-or-die
adjective
ˈdü-ər-ˈdī 
-ȯr-
1
: doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable
2
: presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin
a do-or-die situation
Examples of do-or-die in a Sentence
a do-or-die entrepreneur who never stopped believing that hard work would inevitably lead to success
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In do-or-die Game 5, Milwaukee pulled out the victory at home.
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
There are two more do-or-die games in the MLB's Division Series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And the pitching staff, which at one point was so stuffed with arms that there was talk about whether the club might need to implement a six-man rotation, has sustained such heavy losses that the Red Sox were forced to start a 23-year-old rookie in a do-or-die game against the New York Yankees.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
More of the same should be expected in a do-or-die game, though the ball will first go to the veteran Yu Darvish.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
There are two more do-or-die games in the MLB's Division Series.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And the pitching staff, which at one point was so stuffed with arms that there was talk about whether the club might need to implement a six-man rotation, has sustained such heavy losses that the Red Sox were forced to start a 23-year-old rookie in a do-or-die game against the New York Yankees.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
More of the same should be expected in a do-or-die game, though the ball will first go to the veteran Yu Darvish.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do-or-die
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“Do-or-die.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-or-die. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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