I should prefer to die rather than fall into their hands again.
I prefer to die without being able to ask for a doctor to help me kill myself.
Jews, he said, "love life more than any other people, and they prefer not to die."
Many Jewish families preferred to die together rather than be separated.
The death wish is very strong, and a lot o' people prefer to die.
Though of course I would really prefer not to die at all.
At what point do we as individuals prefer to die than to compromise and live?
He preferred to die trying to save himself rather than simply being shot in the head by the Russians.
He preferred to die rather than be away from his tree.
The teacher prefers to die under mistaken identity, rather than live as a man who has lost respect.