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
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
Price bit the dust, but the others, still around, are no doubt in mourning now.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018
Gamecock rose, shook himself, and attacked Redcomb with such impetuosity, that at first he retreated; but, collecting his strength, he returned to the attack, and Gamecock again bit the dust.
From Comical People by Grandville, J. J.
