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I'll fight tooth and nail to win the finals.
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But the Germans fought tooth and nail to get back level with a numerical disadvantage and did so in the first half through Chelsea’s Sjoeke Nüsken.
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Oli Gamp, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Others, understandably, would fight tooth and nail to try to keep that key figure.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Actresses have had to fight tooth and nail to achieve a salary that an actor would be awarded, doing the same work.
—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
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Oli Gamp, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Others, understandably, would fight tooth and nail to try to keep that key figure.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Actresses have had to fight tooth and nail to achieve a salary that an actor would be awarded, doing the same work.
—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
See All Example Sentences for tooth and nail
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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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