Examples of take-no-prisoners in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web If there is any justice, and the election results could factor into this, Sebastian Stan, perfection as the younger Trump, and a terrific Jeremy Strong as his take-no-prisoners lawyer and mentor Roy Cohn both deserve Oscar consideration. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2024 At first shrill and chaotic, Europe’s outrage at Trump’s take-no-prisoners Iran policy has now found a bold and practical course of action. Elizabeth Rosenberg, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2018 Daniel is a successful car dealer, with a wife and two kids, whereas Johnny had never gotten past his humiliating high-school defeat at Daniel’s hands (or foot, to be precise), and ran Cobra Kai, a seedy martial arts studio, with a vicious take-no-prisoners philosophy. Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 19 July 2024 Ana de Armas steps into the ass-kicking main role for this action flick (though Reeves’ take-no-prisoners hitman character is also involved), which is intriguing for everyone who holds the (correct) opinion that her sequence in No Time To Die is the James Bond movie’s best stretch. Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024 Boebert built national hard-line conservative stardom through a take-no-prisoners political style in the House. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 June 2024 Amazon’s bloody, rip-roaring, irreverent, take-no-prisoners superhero TV show returns for Season 4 in June. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024 The series then becomes The Karate Kid in reverse, focusing on Lawrence and his take-no-prisoners style of fighting that LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi (RIP) did so much to counter in the films. Vulture Staff, Vulture, 24 May 2024 On the other hand, blues-rock powerhouse Melissa Etheridge is a take-no-prisoners performer. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024

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