outrance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He was a pacifist a tout outrance, as the French say.
From Time Magazine Archive
The donjon was rarely defended � outrance, and it 478 gradually sank in importance as the outer “wards” grew stronger.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
“I fought her to the utterance”: the last or utmost extremity—the same as Fr. à outrance.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
Hernandez hangs back, as though he would rather decline this combat à outrance.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
But the two generals were equally averse to a contest � outrance, which could only end in civil war.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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