up and die
Example Sentences
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In areas where unchecked pumping from wells severely depletes aquifers, once-thriving wetlands and forests can dry up and die.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024
"If I don't forgive, I'll shrivel up and die," she told me.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024
But add too little water, and the vines shrivel up and die, or the berries don't grow to full maturity.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
If the thought of working the same schedule in an office every day makes your soul want to shrivel up and die, it might be the job for you.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022
Not only did men leave and children grow up and die, but even the misery didn’t last.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
