Examples of dog-eat-dog in a Sentence
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With or without his unusual backstory, Greenhalgh quickly realised that elite professional football is a dog-eat-dog world, especially for those who are still trying to prove themselves.
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Stuart James, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The risk was getting waived and wallowing in the G League with sparse crowds, commercial travel between remote locales and a dog-eat-dog team culture for as little as $40,500.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
And yet, this authentic and downbeat immigrant drama questions what luck means in a ruthless, dog-eat-dog city where only the strongest survive.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Which is great, because a match-up like that would be the definition of dog-eat-dog; the survival of the least unfit.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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Stuart James, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The risk was getting waived and wallowing in the G League with sparse crowds, commercial travel between remote locales and a dog-eat-dog team culture for as little as $40,500.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
And yet, this authentic and downbeat immigrant drama questions what luck means in a ruthless, dog-eat-dog city where only the strongest survive.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
Which is great, because a match-up like that would be the definition of dog-eat-dog; the survival of the least unfit.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The world is dog-eat-dog, and the United States needs to assert itself as the biggest dog.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a dog-eat-dog world, especially in North America, especially in the United States, everything moves very fast.
—Joan Michelson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Trump made his name as a builder, a mogul in the dog-eat-dog world of New York real estate.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Ballard blamed himself for not cultivating a more dog-eat-dog mentality throughout the entire roster.
—James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Dog-eat-dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dog-eat-dog. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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