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Meanings of die rather in English

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Usage of die rather in English
1
The serfs, when standing for great ideas, would die rather than yield.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
2
The serfs, when standing for great ideas, will die rather than yield.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 / Magazi...
3
A Dahcotah would die rather than divulge the secret of his clan.
Dahcotah: Life and Legends of the Sioux Around Fort Snelling
4
Thus it was that I determined to die rather than be conquered.
Roger Trewinion
5
They preferred to die rather than surrender the out-dated rights of man.
Nonsenseorship
6
She decided to die rather than disgrace herself and her city Athens.
Authors of Greece
7
Yet I had made up my mind to die rather than yield.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
8
Not one of the beys, however, chose to die rather than submit.
Mohammed Ali and His House
9
And yet she refused to speak those words-shechose to die rather.
The Island Home
10
Let us die rather than go on board the pirate, said Harry.
Adrift in a Boat
11
You know he would die rather than give me a moment's anxiety.
Jane Sinclair; Or, The Fawn Of Springvale / The Works of William...
12
No, not you, Adrian; she would die rather than come with you.
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch
13
No; we have all agreed to die rather than work for you!
The Boy Slaves
14
I'd promised him I would die rather than let that future happen.
Paths not taken
15
He had sworn to die rather than let the truth come out.
Mission road
16
Once they decided to die rather than live in such misery.
The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter
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Die rather through the time
Die rather across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common