How to Use would kill for in a Sentence
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Most of the programs on this list would kill for the Hawkeyes’ consistency.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021
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But even his subpar games are the kind most quarterbacks would kill for.
—C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2020
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Fans in almost every other NFL city would kill for a roster on which the third tight end is a leading source of intrigue.
—Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2020
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Although its content can be brutal, the scale of Bush’s online stardom is something most politicians would kill for.
—Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
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Any serious tinkerer would kill for a resume like Woods’s.
—Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
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Anyone may access sensitive information like a running tally of subscribers, which Wall Street would kill for.
—The Economist, 12 Sep. 2020
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Now 83 years old and a recent widow, Atwood writes with an exuberance, precision, and unabashed vitality that writers decades younger would kill for.
—Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
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Most marketing executives would kill for the kind of free advertising pear growers receive.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
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