to the death
idiom
1
: until someone is dead
The warriors would fight to the death.
a battle to the death
2
: with all of one's energy and effort
Some parents do not want the school to be closed, and say they'll fight to the death for it.
Examples of to the death in a Sentence
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Audiences compared the event to The Hunger Games, a dystopia where the wealthy sit back as everyone else fights to the death.
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Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 May 2024
The history they are taught does not go back as far as 1948 when the Jews had to fight to the death to live in U.N.-sanctioned Israel.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Sadie Dupuis, Elijah Wood, Trash Talk’s Lee Spielman, Matmos’ Drew Daniel, Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad, and others have paid tribute to the late musician
May 8, 2024
Figures in the music world and beyond are reacting to the death of Steve Albini.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 8 May 2024
The Dover Police Department in Delaware announced on Tuesday that Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection to the death of 18-year-old Camay Mitchell De Silva.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
University officials and commencement speakers — including social entrepreneur and OSU alum Chris Pan — did not reference to the death during the ceremony.
—Max Filby, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
But the army decided against criminal prosecution, saying military investigators could not directly link their actions to the death of the U.S. citizen.
—Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2024
On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his baby twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple living deep in the forest.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
During the investigation, state and federal officials found that another murder may be linked to the death of Guerrero.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 May 2024
The history they are taught does not go back as far as 1948 when the Jews had to fight to the death to live in U.N.-sanctioned Israel.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Sadie Dupuis, Elijah Wood, Trash Talk’s Lee Spielman, Matmos’ Drew Daniel, Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad, and others have paid tribute to the late musician
May 8, 2024
Figures in the music world and beyond are reacting to the death of Steve Albini.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 8 May 2024
The Dover Police Department in Delaware announced on Tuesday that Destry Jones, 20, and Damien Hinson, 18, were arrested in connection to the death of 18-year-old Camay Mitchell De Silva.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
University officials and commencement speakers — including social entrepreneur and OSU alum Chris Pan — did not reference to the death during the ceremony.
—Max Filby, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
But the army decided against criminal prosecution, saying military investigators could not directly link their actions to the death of the U.S. citizen.
—Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2024
On the train to the death camp, in a desperate gesture, the father throws one of his baby twins out into the snow, where he’s discovered by a childless Polish couple living deep in the forest.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
During the investigation, state and federal officials found that another murder may be linked to the death of Guerrero.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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