Examples of 'have been dying' in a sentence

Meaning of "have been dying"

Have been dying refers to the present perfect continuous verb tense of 'to die.' It indicates an ongoing or continuous state of dying that started in the past and continues into the present. This phrase can be used figuratively to express a strong desire, urgency, or anticipation for something, suggesting that one metaphorically feels as if they are slowly dying without it

How to use "have been dying" in a sentence

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have been dying
I have been dying to get some of this stuff.
Tell me what you have been dying to tell me.
I have been dying to slip out to the bathroom.
Numbers of microbiologists have been dying bizarre deaths.
I have been dying to get out for years.
The zombies should have been dying of starvation.
I have been dying to do that for six months.
And innocents have been dying ever since.
I have been dying to comb these rats out.
And pregnant women who have been dying.
You have been dying to say something about it.
A lot of people have been dying lately.
I have been dying for you to ask me that.
But my kids have been dying off.
I have been dying for this all day.

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That feeling that you have been dying to recapture.
I have been dying for some cultured company.
There is someone i have been dying for you to meet.
I have been dying to do this since we moved here.
Cindy said the kids have been dying to see it.
I have been dying to check this place out.
Their crafts and traditions may have been dying.
People have been dying around me all my life.
If there is been something you have been dying to tell her about.
I have been dying to give you your gift.
Say whatever it is you have been dying to say since he left.
I have been dying to see if anyone sent me a flower.
But this guy must have been dying to confess.
I have been dying to get my hands on this hair.
I have a very motivated couple who have been dying to get.
People have been dying to get out of here.
In many parts of the world fish have been dying en masse.
He must have been dying it all this time.
Guys over in war machines have been dying to see you.
I have been dying to give that baby a spin.
For over a decade our enemies have been dying to win.
You have been dying to take it for a spin.
Ask me the question you have been dying to ask.
We have been dying to know how for years.
The last few months a bunch of fish have been dying off.
I have been dying to hear this one day.
There is a couple of my associates who have been dying for a second go around.
I have been dying to be a part of something like this.
I have three particular friends who have been dying for him.
I have been dying to hear what they thought of us.
And that breast augmentation that you have been dying for.
You must have been dying to tell him.
And now for the question our financial experts have been dying to ask.
I have been dying to get my hands on that baby.
In recent years many more bees have been dying than considered normal.

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