Examples of tooth and nail in a Sentence
I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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Actresses have had to fight tooth and nail to achieve a salary that an actor would be awarded, doing the same work.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
While business owners like me fight tooth and nail to keep our businesses afloat, Visa and Mastercard enjoy profit margins as high as 50%.
—Alvin Orloff, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Fast forward to Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, which was tied 1-1, and a Steph Curry-less Golden State team was fighting tooth and nail to claim a contest to re-claim the series lead and buy time for Curry to get healthy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
While business owners like me fight tooth and nail to keep our businesses afloat, Visa and Mastercard enjoy profit margins as high as 50%.
—Alvin Orloff, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Fast forward to Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, which was tied 1-1, and a Steph Curry-less Golden State team was fighting tooth and nail to claim a contest to re-claim the series lead and buy time for Curry to get healthy.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
But with a twist so big — Sarah being the killer of her adulterous husband Adam’s mistress, Kelly Summers, and the one who set him up for the murder while simultaneously defending him tooth and nail in court — where was Rose to go after that?
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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