dying for
Example Sentences
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“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
States Assembly members originally backed plans to allow assisted dying for those facing "unbearable suffering" in May 2024.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Tibetans have clung on to their identity for 75 years now, fighting for it and dying for it.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
“My only goal that I was really dying for was to have one of our creations on the cover of Fangoria magazine. That’s the only thing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
I’m also dying for a drink, but I can’t be bothered going over to the tap.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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