kick the bucket
Example Sentences
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Technicalities aside: It’s insurance for when you kick the bucket.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
For many in the crowd, it will be an item on their bucket list — that is, something they’ve convinced themselves they have to do before they kick the bucket.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
"Win a cup before I kick the bucket."
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025
Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
I’m betting it’s charity work, or maybe he’s been secretly chatting with Aimee and arranging a meet-up so she and I can make things right before I kick the bucket.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
