How to Use would kill for in a Sentence

would kill for

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  • Most teams would kill for one such play in the course of a season.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Sep. 2022
  • There’s also a role in here that your pal Ethan would kill for.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But even his subpar games are the kind most quarterbacks would kill for.
    — C.j. Doon, baltimoresun.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Folie à Deux would kill for one scene with that over-the-top energy.
    — A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Most musicians would kill for a career that stalled.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Those are the kinds of numbers most media companies would kill for.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Most of the programs on this list would kill for the Hawkeyes’ consistency.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 19 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Petrolheads in any other country would kill for a facility like My Garage.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 July 2023
  • There is clearly mystery within Larry’s longing eyes, the home that Juicy would kill for in order to plant his whole heart.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The traditional specialized market would kill for results like that.
    — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 30 June 2024
  • 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
  • As a teenager, Haley Joel Osment already had a career that other actors would kill for.
    — Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Most marketing executives would kill for the kind of free advertising pear growers receive.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Woodward would kill for a starter who could survive five innings on a regular basis without going deep into the opponents’ batting order the third time around.
    — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Anyone may access sensitive information like a running tally of subscribers, which Wall Street would kill for.
    — The Economist, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Most startups would kill for their first product to achieve a tidal wave of free word-of-mouth marketing, the kind that's immediately recognizable to every person the world over.
    — Ian Mount, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Most folks would kill for this special room in your house, so take advantage of the architectural treat that is a scullery, or re-do it entirely and figure out how to maximize efficiency for your family's needs.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • After an impressive clip reel that anyone would kill for, Nutter, recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, ascended to the stage for two separate standing ovations.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • At a time when 57% of Gen Zers aspire to be influencers, Earle has, to borrow from The Devil Wears Prada, a job a million girls would kill for.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026

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