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.
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Freddie Glenn was convicted of murdering her and two others, Daniel Van Lone and Winfred Profitt, in 1976, and was sentenced to the death penalty; however, since the Colorado Supreme Court overturned the state's death penalty in 1978, Glenn remains in prison to this day.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 May 2025
But no other runway excursion has come close to the death toll at Muan airport, according to the data, which was compiled by the nonprofit Flight Safety Foundation.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork, but scant physical evidence of these beastly battles exists.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 May 2025
But no other runway excursion has come close to the death toll at Muan airport, according to the data, which was compiled by the nonprofit Flight Safety Foundation.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.
CNN —
Legends of young heroes fighting lions to the death appear in Roman records and artwork, but scant physical evidence of these beastly battles exists.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
Roman gladiators’ fights to the death have inspired morbid fascination for millennia.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the death
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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