pass away

Example Sentences

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“She passed away eight years ago now. Congenital heart defect.”

From Literature

You and your two siblings could act unilaterally after your mother passes away and distribute 40% of the property’s value per the terms of the trust, or — preferably — allow your mother’s decision to stand.

From MarketWatch

By God, let’s go with indie provocateur Gregg Araki’s conception of him: Robert Redford, a titan who hatched an independent film festival from his head like he was Zeus and passed away this September.

From Los Angeles Times

I had a long spell of working with Lindsay Parsons, who has sadly passed away, before I moved on to Dave Kemp, who was alongside me at Portsmouth in 1999.

From BBC

This was the tenor of her deeply private relationship to long-term husband Carl Dean, who completely avoided the spotlight and passed away last year aged 82.

From Los Angeles Times