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How to use the word my-way-or-the-highway in a Sentence?

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Our board truly wished to work with Disney, instead, the corporation decided that compromise was out of the question. It was Disney’s way or the highway.

Martin Garcia

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When trust is broken, it takes a lot of effort to gain it back. Both parties – readers, viewers and news outlets – have to be willing to work together. The ‘my way or the highway’ approach by news outlets or their readers [and] viewers isn’t productive. Despite reticence toward give-and-take, compromise and collaboration are essential components for any potential solutions.

Lois Boynton

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Bernie Sanders needs to grow Bernie Sanders support significantly to win the nomination and that begins with the African American community. If Bernie Sanders doesn't do much better with those voters, Bernie Sanders chances of being the nominee are awfully close to zero, that alone will not be enough. To date, Bernie Sanders campaign has at times given off a' my way or the highway vibe' that has put a ceiling on Bernie Sanders support among large swaths of Democratic Party.

Dan Pfeiffer

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's just an elitist attitude that it's either my way or the highway.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This my way or the highway idea, that either you're for kicking everybody off their private plans in four years or you're for business as usual, it's just not true.

Pete Buttigieg

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

You know whats interesting about this group?, ive been doing this for 30 years. I know what Im doing. You come in here, and you say it has to be my way or the highway. I dont respond to that, Feinstein continued. Ive gotten elected, I just ran. I was elected by almost a million-vote plurality. And I know what Im doing. So you know, maybe people should listen a little bit. Sunrise Movement, an organization that describes itself as wanting to stop climate change, shared a clip of the exchange on its Twitter page Friday. This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution -- with smugness + disrespect. This is a fight for our generations survival. Her reaction is why young people desperately want new leadership in Congress, the tweet with the video said. HARRIS, FEINSTEIN FUME AFTER WHITE HOUSE RE-NOMINATES TWO CONSERVATIVE CALIFORNIA JUDGES The video begins with the group explaining that they wanted to present a letter to Feinstein and ask her.

Dianne Feinstein

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Even though I'm not big on taking advice -- I don't believe there's only one-way-or-the-highway and we all have to adapt into our own routines -- it's so comforting to know that I have sisters whom I can ask about anything that may come up, just by observing them as moms, I've already learned so much.

Kardashian West

Found on CNN
6 years ago

But what does a binary choice mean? His way or the highway. he will not have the votes.

The Kentucky senator

Found on CNN
7 years ago

My way or the highway doesn't work in life.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't assume it's my way or the highway, i've got deeply held views, but there's a big difference -- I think you can pretty well see it, just in demeanor. I want to broaden out our message to win a larger number of people.

Jeb Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I'm just not going to pound the table on these things and say my way or the highway, i mean, I will on some things, but I better be careful about that. Because you know what -- I actually think about what it would be like to be president.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich

Found on CNN
8 years ago

By ignoring the will of the American people, President Obama has cemented President Obama legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility President Obama had left, president Obama' my way or the highway' approach makes it harder to build the trust with the American people that is necessary to get things done on behalf of the country. Republicans are left with the serious responsibility of upholding our oath of office.

John Boehner

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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