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
Attempts to block access to assisted dying for people suffering mental health problems or because they feel "burdensome" was defeated by a majority of 53.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 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
In it, he declared that the men who fought and died "knew – beyond any doubt – that there are things worth fighting and dying for".
From BBC • May 7, 2025
“But I’ve been dying for some Yoo-hoos lately.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
