die for

Example Sentences

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“I have seen people struggle to learn—painting, gardens, language, hand skills, foot skills—and I have seen them triumph. I have seen kindnesses large and wild enough to transform you. I have heard the best jokes in the world and music so sweet, I thought I might fall down because of it. I have seen so much done for love, over and over. I have seen people die for love and live for love. I have seen birth, and birth again. I have known such joy. The joy, Christopher.”

From Literature

"Before, I was ready to die for my country but when I had a kid that changed everything," she told AFP.

From Barron's

I'd rather die for my country than my country go to Mauritius.

From BBC

With the “Oath,” which depicts Publius Horatius demanding that his three sons swear to fight and die for Rome, David established his reputation as a forceful visualizer of tales from ancient history that conveyed messages of civic virtue and self-sacrifice, themes that were closely aligned with the new philosophy of the Enlightenment.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was practically do or die for a banged-up team that needed to win at least two of its final five games for a realistic chance at the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times