Examples of tooth and nail in a Sentence
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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Teachers unions and big-city bureaucracies fight tooth and nail to maintain the failing status quo, even as generations of students are left behind.
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Francis had to contend with conservatives deeply angered by his reform and a bureaucracy that fought tooth and nail to prevent it from happening.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 May 2025
But the Hawks fought tooth and nail against Ovechkin’s bid to make history, particularly goalie Spencer Knight, who refused to yield a record-breaking goal (and hat trick) to Ovechkin despite some nail-biting chances late in the third period.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Missouri fought tooth and nail to pick up the second spot with Auburn right on its tail during the whole quad meet.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Francis had to contend with conservatives deeply angered by his reform and a bureaucracy that fought tooth and nail to prevent it from happening.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 May 2025
But the Hawks fought tooth and nail against Ovechkin’s bid to make history, particularly goalie Spencer Knight, who refused to yield a record-breaking goal (and hat trick) to Ovechkin despite some nail-biting chances late in the third period.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Missouri fought tooth and nail to pick up the second spot with Auburn right on its tail during the whole quad meet.
—Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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