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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Nintendo This has already created some unique battle types, like the Rogue Mega Evolution Raids, where several trainers can take down one raid boss at once, but at the Pokémon World Championships' closing ceremony, a brand new four-player free-for-all mode was revealed called the Z-A Battle Club.
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Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
However the sudden shuttering of the aid agency earlier this year has led to a free-for-all, with international crime groups piling into the trade.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But its interest would set off a free-for-all among large railroads and pose a test of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for industrial consolidation.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
The airline announced its plans to end its free-for-all seating arrangement last summer.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
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Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
However the sudden shuttering of the aid agency earlier this year has led to a free-for-all, with international crime groups piling into the trade.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Aug. 2025
But its interest would set off a free-for-all among large railroads and pose a test of the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for industrial consolidation.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 July 2025
The airline announced its plans to end its free-for-all seating arrangement last summer.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 21 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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