dying

"My grandfather is dying of cancer. "

"My grandfather is dying of a heart condition. "

"My brother is dying to go on vacation; he's been working so hard lately. "

"The day our sister eloped, she died to our mother."

"He died a little inside each time she refused to speak to him."

"When Sarah heard the news about her best friend's failing grade, she practically died. "

"When I found out my two favorite musicians would be recording an album together, I literally planned my own funeral arrangements and died."

"My car died in the middle of the freeway this morning."

"The spreadsheet program died when I tried to open a very large file. "

"The old oak tree, weakened by years of drought, is dying. "

"My enthusiasm for school is dying; I'm feeling discouraged and weak about all my classes. "

"to die to pleasure or to sin"

"The intricate carvings on the old wooden desk were dying into the smooth, sloping surface. "

"The wine had been left out in the sun all day, and it was now dying. "

"Then there was that time I died onstage in Montreal..."

"The artist was dying the fabric a vibrant blue for her new collection. "

"The dying of the old factory building was a sad event for the town. "

"The battlefield was littered with the dead and dying."

"The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!"

"In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon."

"His dying words were of his mother."