for dear life
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "Paolo sat crosslegged on his bench, stitching away for dear life."
- "As they passed, accelerating, on to the bridge and felt the first bite of the incline beyond, one had a fleeting glimpse of driver and fireman, illumined as by the fires of hell, the one tugging at the regulator handle, the other shovelling for dear life."
- "After 12 successive league wins[…]Charlton were nobbled by the First Division's no-hopers, who profited from a goalkeeping bloomer then held on to their lead for dear life."
- "I remember the heat, the deluge of rain-squalls that kept us baling for dear life (but filled our water cask), and I remember sixteen hours on end with a mouth dry as a cinder and a steering oar over the stern to keep my first command head on to a breaking sea."
- "We want you to see that these years can be a rollercoaster ride where sometimes you have to hang on for dear life—but you will come through it."
- "Each morning you get in the roller coaster car, strap yourself in, and hold on for dear life hoping you won't throw up or pass out."