die away
Example Sentences
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Shouts of approval for Saldaña’s emotional rendition of “México Lindo y Querido,” the classic ranchera that asks the living to take the protagonist back to Mexico if he should die away from his home country.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023
Read more from the BBC's Joel Gunter, as he finds older residents with strong emotional ties and no desire to die away from home.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2022
“When you come under attack, all of the friction of a news organization, they die away, especially with the mission of journalism, if you know what you’re supposed to do,” she said in an interview.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2021
And because they are freighted with their own history of making and use, they can function like aromas that briefly unlock troves of private narrative, only to die away.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2021
As Cook’s words die away, I realize I’m holding the press midair.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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