He died laughing after hearing the comedian's unexpected punchline.

Whenever he hears her stories, he dies laughing at the absurd details.

Despite planning for retirement, the dedicated surgeon rarely slows down, and he dies in harness at the hospital where he trained generations of doctors.

If a president dies in office, the vice president immediately assumes the presidency to ensure continuity.

The veteran professor died in harness after publishing his final paper.

The old species died hard, resisting extinction despite centuries of human pressure.

She felt a deep dis-ease whenever she had to speak in public.

The villagers called the stormy anniversary a dies infaustus that they would never forget.

When the pond's oxygen level drops, the fish population dies off rapidly.

After the pond was polluted, many of the native fish died off within a few months.