die

Example Sentences

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The author’s title, for a notable instance, clips off the end of the full line “those who are about to die salute you”—an expression credited to gladiators but was seldom actually exclaimed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"We're of the firm opinion the animal will die there," Burkard Baschek, head of the German Oceanographic Museum, said on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Will she get Social Security survivor benefits on my record if I die first?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

For years, my body felt like a place where hope came to die.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

He didn’t want Nanuq to hurt him or George, but he didn’t want Nanuq to die either.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz