How to Use do-or-die in a Sentence

do-or-die

adjective

• The loser of the game must win a do-or-die game three days later to make the playoffs.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023
• In a do-or-die road win over the New York Jets, Richardson threw for 272 yards and had three total touchdowns.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
• Matheus Nunes’ strike was the eighth occasion that Emery’s team have let one in at that do-or-die stage of a contest.
  — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
• Streaming, though, feels like the industry that’s most in a do-or-die moment.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
• In the do-or-die Game 7, the Bruins committed a series-high 18 giveaways.
  — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2023
• His parents knew the life ahead in Hong Kong: long days and nights of studying for a do-or-die college entrance exam.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
• Back then, Golden State had reasonable hopes of escaping the do-or-die play-in round.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
• In a do-or-die plea for aid, the owners created a GoFundMe page that, to their surprise, met its goal within 24 hours.
  — Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 11 July 2024
• And then the playoffs come along and you are put in do-or-die scenarios — high-pressure, big moments, just like in other sports.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
• And then the playoffs come along and you are put in do-or-die scenarios — high-pressure, big moments, just like in other sports.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
• Washington had the best fourth-down conversion rate in the league during the regular season, and made some huge do-or-die plays to stay in it against the Birds.
  — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
• In the first game of the night the Heat rolled into looking for a second straight do-or-die win after defeating the Bulls in Chicago on Wednesday in their first play-in game.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
• The game finished with the Dodgers bullpen that had been so brilliant in a Game 4 do-or-die win, this time four relievers holding the Padres hitless over the final four innings.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
• In less than 48 hours, New Hampshire will open the polls, and so Haley has been back in her trusty flag number for the final push of do-or-die campaigning this weekend.
  — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2024
• He is accustomed to losing do-or-die games in Boston, including three Game 7s in the playoffs.
  — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
• Barca is attempting to make up ground on Madrid in the title race and also has a do-or-die meeting with Napoli in the Champions League last 16 on the horizon.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• The Commanders, in fact, are appearing in Saturday's matchup in large part because of their mettle on do-or-die downs.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
• The Commanders, in fact, are appearing in Saturday's matchup in large part because of their mettle on do-or-die downs.
  — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
• All this is part of a do-or-die task for the quintessential American department store under a brand-new CEO.
  — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
• That ground game has increasingly centered on a do-or-die push in Iowa, where a long-shot victory could redeem the effort.
  — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• His wife saw the funny side Before the sun had even risen, the 36-year-old was out on the course’s driving range with his wedge, sending shot after shot towards a flag in a dress rehearsal of the do-or-die attempt to come.
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
• Yet, despite all this positive momentum, 2025 will likely be a do-or-die year for Rumble.
  — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
• Yet, despite all this positive momentum, 2025 will likely be a do-or-die year for Rumble.
  — Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
• Now the couples must face their do-or-die moment, making vows and taking account of the state of their partnerships and living situations.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
• After managing Paul’s minutes throughout the season to keep him fresh, the Warriors only played him 18 minutes in their do-or-die game in Sacramento.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
• Yet, for a do-or-die event, one 50 million Americans would watch, Democrats agreed to send the president on stage, one-on-one against Donald Trump with nothing more than a blank piece of paper and a bottle of water?
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2024
• Edwards was moving instead of being set, but the infraction appeared to have no real effect on the play, nothing blatant, and this time the chance for one of the game’s great players to take a do-or-die shot was taken away.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024
• At a Senate committee hearing last week, Cross told legislators the state industry and Pimlico were at a do-or-die point.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
• The season-saving win, which did not end until after midnight central time early Monday morning, set up a do-or-die doubleheader with the Tigers.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 5 June 2023
• Miami is currently 2-5 on the season, and a loss on Sunday would drop them to 2-6, effectively placing them in a do-or-die situation with their playoff hopes.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024