outrance

[ oo-trahns ]

/ uˈtrɑ̃s /

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noun French.

the utmost extremity.

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Words nearby outrance

output, outrace, outrage, outrageous, Outram, outrance, outrang, outrange, outrank, outré, outreach

How to use outrance in a sentence

But a narrow bridge over a deep gulf is a bad place for a battle outrance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887|Various
Between the members of that society, at any rate, it was not to be pursued outrance.
Aphorisms and Reflections from the works of T. H. Huxley|Thomas Henry Huxley
Outrance, owt′rans, n. the utmost extremity: the bitter end.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The end of it was a combat à outrance in the meads by the Loire, with all Tours on the walls to behold it.
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay|Maurice Hewlett

He had the ill luck to push his sports too far; and did kill a knight of Lancashire in a battle à outrance.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick