death wish
Example Sentences
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If Evy is virtually alone in a house where strange noises are occurring at all hours, what would possess her to put on noise-canceling headphones, other than a death wish?
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The director has said that he interprets the death wish in the opera as part of the cycle of rebirth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
I don’t have some kind of death wish.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Much as “New Earth” embraces new birth, much as it’s about love, the death wish offers a suspenseful counterpoint.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023
“Two Deckers riding an elevator on their End Day is either a death wish or the start to a bad joke.”
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.