dead and gone
Example Sentences
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"We like to think of Joe as not being around rather than being dead and gone."
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024
The Romans who crucified my brother are already dead and gone.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
“I thought I would be dead and gone because of Covid by 2022,” she said.
From New York Times • May 9, 2022
“The way it was going, I thought I would be dead and gone before anything ever happened.”
From Washington Post • May 27, 2021
Daddy’s aunt Rose and the rest of his family all lived up north, and Mama’s people were dead and gone long before Ophie had been born.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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