A famous quote often analyzed in literary reports is: "Ben ölseydim, o belki ağlardı. Ama o ağlasaydı; Ben ölürdüm!" ("If I died, she might cry. But if she cried, I would die!").

In academic reports concerning (such as the Yenisey or Orkhon inscriptions), this word is frequently cited in "draft reports" or preliminary analyses of ancient texts:

It is famously found in phrases like yeti börü ölürdüm ("I killed seven wolves") or bugu ölürdüm ("I killed a deer").