not long for this world

phrase

: about to die soon

Examples of not long for this world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While immensely kind and appreciative to Marie, Polarity (Sean Patrick Thomas) and the gang for helping free him from a decades-long nightmare, Doug was not long for this world. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025

The $7,500 federal EV tax credit is not long for this world, but there's still time to save. — PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025

Mega Evolution was not long for this world, but its legacy lives on as the first and most celebrated of the generational battle gimmicks. — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025

But Thomas was fragile and buzzing and not long for this world; Frost was solidifying. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025

In the presence of this tiny terror, fish are not long for this world. — Patrick Huyghe, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

Rhymes for not long for this world

• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• lifeworld
• unfurled
• netherworld
• otherworld