tooth and nail

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Recent Examples of tooth and nail The Cowboys had to fight tooth and nail to pull out the win against one of the worst teams in the NFL from a season ago. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025 Outer Range Rancher Royal Abbott (Josh Brolin) fights tooth and nail to defend his land in Wyoming. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2025 Margaret, having married an older man expecting guidance, is instead forced to build her family’s future from the ground up, only to fight tooth and nail to preserve it after her husband nearly destroys them. Itzel Luna, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025 In an entertainment landscape where studios are fighting tooth and nail for a rapidly diminishing slice of viewers’ attention, the rise of artificial intelligence represents a massive threat. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tooth and nail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tooth and nail
Adverb
  • The heft of the book—at more than six hundred pages, it is exhaustively researched and exhausting to read—reflects the writer’s convictions.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Vaccine safety Federal health experts continuously monitor VAERS and other safety surveillance systems, exhaustively assessing the safety of vaccines.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • And to round it all out, Anna’s parents, Charlotte and Bob, would also be coming along for the occasion.
    Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Does Elsbeth figure it all out in delightful fashion, per usual?
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Tooth and nail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tooth%20and%20nail. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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