death knell
Example Sentences
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Changing consumer tastes also spelled the death knell for the retailer, which has struggled like many High Street firms.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
People on the internet seem to be taking Lindy West’s memoir as millennial feminism’s final death knell.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Expectations for dividend cuts are typically a death knell for stocks.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
“In California, that’s not a death knell, that’s a life force.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
They had rung the bells when King Robert died, she remembered, but this was different, no slow dolorous death knell but a joyful thunder.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
