to death

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: beyond endurance : excessively
bored to death
scared to death of spiders
I am sick to death of hearing your excuses.
Most high rollers prefer Atlantic City and Las Vegas, where they are comped to death and have more diversions.—William G. Flanagan et al.

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Aegon even gets a good pouncing move on one of the soldiers, shanking him to death with a broken arrow. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Although Wilson has been sentenced to death, his execution is not imminent. — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026 Thomson ought to spend some time listening to death metal and gangsta rap, or reading the gory novels of Stephen King and Cormac McCarthy. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 More about Christa Pike's life in prison When Christa Pike was sentenced to death 30 years ago, Tennessee had to figure out where to house her as the only woman in the state with a death sentence. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for to death

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“To death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20death. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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