bit the dust
Example Sentences
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My own family recently discovered this firsthand when our beleaguered second car, a gas-powered Honda Fit, finally bit the dust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
“Ohhhhhhh!” arose like a chorus from the photographers and others assembled backstage at the Grammys as the trophy bit the dust, according to a video posted by Variety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
He does most of the talking too, telling them stories about different teams that bit the dust over the years.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2022
Not through any fault of my own, they all just bit the dust one after another.
From BBC ● May 10, 2020
And the world grew dark before his eyes, and he fell forward like a tower and bit the dust and his armor clanked about him.
From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried
