Examples of tooth and nail in a Sentence
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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The singer had been very open about his determination to fight his ex-wife, Samantha Lee, tooth and nail regarding her child support requests.
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Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Schools tax: Hillsborough's sprawling school district fought tooth and nail to put forth a referendum that asks voters to approve a property tax hike that would give it the means to raise teacher salaries.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Afghan women have had to fight tooth and nail for a role in nearly every high-level gathering.
—Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2012
Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to latch Harris to the Biden administration’s flagpole.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
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Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Schools tax: Hillsborough's sprawling school district fought tooth and nail to put forth a referendum that asks voters to approve a property tax hike that would give it the means to raise teacher salaries.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
Afghan women have had to fight tooth and nail for a role in nearly every high-level gathering.
—Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Affairs, 9 May 2012
Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to latch Harris to the Biden administration’s flagpole.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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