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
An attack on him was a "death wish by the attacker" he said, and he thanked Congress for approving more money for the Secret Service.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
In the Northwest, winter hiking can feel like an exercise in misery at best and a possible death wish at worst, but not in Arizona.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
I’m all for being rebellious, but this seems like a death wish.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
