dying

Example Sentences

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We have children dying of malaria and diarrhea.’

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Children were dying, and as the father of two young girls, I couldn’t comprehend why he would turn away from science.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

His trip will end with a focus on migration on Thursday and Friday in the Canary Islands, a key destination for irregular arrivals, with thousands dying in the Atlantic Ocean trying to reach them.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

To put that in to perspective, dying of a shark attack in a lifetime has odds of one in 4.3 million, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History, home to the shark attack register.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

I sprang into the teahouse and screamed, “The smith’s girl has broken my heart, by God. I am a dying phoenix! Drowned in my own tears!”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri