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There’s also a role in here that your pal Ethan would kill for.—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025 Most musicians would kill for a career that stalled.—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025 The Studio’s fictional Continental Studios would kill for the success of The Studio itself, which walked away with 23 Emmy nominations — the most of any comedy show this year and beating the Ted Lasso freshman-season awards noms — on July 15.—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 July 2025 Now fans in many locales would kill for such problems, but the Phillies truly are headed for a crossroads, facing key organizational decisions that will affect the franchise for years.—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for would kill for
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