bite the dust

Example Sentences

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"About four hours ago - it feels like four years ago - I began by saying this felt likely to be a bit like an episode of The Traitors, and the question would be who would be the next person to bite the dust," he told BBC News when the session ended.

From BBC

Citing inflationary pressures and slumping enrollment, Cazenovia College in central New York will close at the end of the school year, making it among the latest to bite the dust.

From Washington Times

The hopes of eight more nations will bite the dust after the first knockout round, which includes England against Senegal and BBC football expert Chris Sutton's adopted nation, Japan.

From BBC

Seeing that and other jobs bite the dust was "so disappointing", she says.

From BBC

It’s no fun when characters played by actors you enjoy seeing bite the dust, but it also doesn’t exactly break your heart.

From Los Angeles Times