free-for-all
noun
: a competition, dispute, or fight open to all comers and usually with no rules : brawl
also
: a chaotic situation resembling a free-for-all especially in lacking rules or structure
the press conference deteriorated into a free-for-all
free-for-all
adjective
Examples of free-for-all in a Sentence
during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls
it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once
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Instead, next up is the free-for-all that follows the draft as teams stock summer rosters with undrafted free agents.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
And then the free-for-all begins Monday afternoon, though nothing will be official with free agency, sign-and-trades and the like until next Sunday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
The commission’s members said this would bring a coordinated approach, avoiding a free-for-all in which investors snap up properties and make new homes unaffordable for displaced people.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
And while my guests and I made building our board a free-for-all experience, Delp has a few ideas on really turning it into an event.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
And then the free-for-all begins Monday afternoon, though nothing will be official with free agency, sign-and-trades and the like until next Sunday.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
The commission’s members said this would bring a coordinated approach, avoiding a free-for-all in which investors snap up properties and make new homes unaffordable for displaced people.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
And while my guests and I made building our board a free-for-all experience, Delp has a few ideas on really turning it into an event.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for free-for-all
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“Free-for-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-for-all. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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