Never say die


Never give up.

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How to use Never say die in a sentence

  • Courage was there, and the will of never-say-die; and Jaska, moreover, was coming back to the man she loved.

  • Then his native pluck and the never-say-die spirit of the young American came to his aid.

    Starlight Ranch | Charles King
  • For it takes courage, dogged persistence, resiliency—in short, the never-say-die spirit to succeed in any of the arts.

    The Joyful Heart | Robert Haven Schauffler
  • Mr. Burton's heroine is a brave, determined, never-say-die young woman whose faith in her lover could not be shaken.

    Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl | Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
  • The “never-say-die” spirit of college football that makes it such a glorious game sparkles on every page.

    Bert Wilson at the Wheel | J. W. Duffield

Other Idioms and Phrases with Never say die

Never say die

Don't ever give up, do not despair, as in This stage set doesn't look too promising, but never say die, it may still work out. This maxim today is often used ironically and deprecatingly, for something that has already failed. [Early 1800s]

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