be the death of in a sentence

Examples

1. But penalties could be the death of them.
2. It will be the death of me !"
3. If there was an embargo from our neighbors, it would be the death of our country,
4. The band played new songs from " This Will Be the Death of Us " live.
5. The arguments of recent weeks would suggest that this could be the death of caring conservatism.
6. Hanging these lights, all 16 cartons of them, was going to be the death of me.
7. Cattlemen, who feared the health craze would be the death of them, can now breathe easier.
8. Oversimplification will be the death of us yet.
9. WASHINGTON ( AP ) _ " My son will be the death of me yet ."
10. That Iverson, Bryant and O'Neal would be the death of pro basketball as we knew it?