outrance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He was a pacifist a tout outrance, as the French say.
From Time Magazine Archive
"War à outrance," I commented as we left the dining-room.
From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen
Once he fixed her with his calm gray eyes, she met them with a proud flashing glance; Telfer gave back the defiance, and guerre à outrance was declared between them.
From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida
They suffered a defeat at Schwechat on the 30th of October, which sealed the fate of the revolutionists in Vienna and thus precipitated a conflict � outrance in Hungary itself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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
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