do-or-die
Example Sentences
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"It was a do-or-die moment, the most critical operation in the mission," Nandini told me when I interviewed her in 2016.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
However, it isn’t a do-or-die proposition for IBM, Woodring points out.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
With their season on the line in a do-or-die playoff game, the Yankees turned to Schlittler, a hard-throwing right-hander who didn’t make his major-league debut until July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
He says he felt it for his new Peacock thriller series, "Teacup," where he plays a complicated father and husband whose family is thrown into a terrifying do-or-die mystery.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024
And it occurs to me that even in these do-or-die moments, there’s still space for us to laugh.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
