dying for

Example Sentences

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“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“Talk about dying for the dream,” writes William Mariano of Escondido.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The law, which legalises assisted dying for people with a terminal illness, applies to Wales and England, but has raised constitutional questions because of the way it is written.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

"I have nothing to do with Russia, but have much to do with wanting to save, on average, five thousand Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, who are dying for no reason whatsoever," he said.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2025

I knew what he was dying for me to say.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio