to the death

idiom

: until someone is dead

The warriors would fight to the death.

a battle to the death

: with all of one's energy and effort

Some parents do not want the school to be closed, and say they'll fight to the death for it.

Examples of to the death in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Experts attribute the slumps of Tinder and Bumble, both run by women, to the death of hookup culture and Bumble’s troubled rebrand this year. —

Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024 The murder charges carry special circumstance allegations that, if proven, could open a pathway to the death penalty or at least life in prison without the possibility of parole. —

Dennis Romero, NBC News, 10 July 2024 The dystopian story, which imagines a world in which citizens are forced to publicly fight to the death, also stars Jennifer Lawrence, as heroine Katniss Everdeen, and Liam Hemsworth, as Gale Hawthorne. —

Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 27 June 2024 Rogers: One that comes to mind is the fight to the death in the bath house in Episode 8. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for to the death

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