to the death
idiom
1
: until someone is dead
The warriors would fight to the death.
a battle to the death
2
: 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.
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At the close of a five-day trial, the jury in the 17th District Court assigned the percentage of responsibility for contributing to the death at 65% to RCM Hotel, 25% to Blue Diamond and 10% to Elijah Snow.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
The Biden administration had blocked the transfer in 2022, in line with the former president's opposition to the death penalty.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Who first gave Read lawyer David Yannetti a tip that there might be much more to the death of John O’Keefe than the Norfolk County laws were first letting on?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.
—Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
The Biden administration had blocked the transfer in 2022, in line with the former president's opposition to the death penalty.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Who first gave Read lawyer David Yannetti a tip that there might be much more to the death of John O’Keefe than the Norfolk County laws were first letting on?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.
—Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the death
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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