death knell
Example Sentences
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Is this the death knell of American political satire?
From Salon ● May 19, 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
Now, many are wondering: Is the death knell finally tolling for the Cuban Revolution?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Future Americans will probably spend even more time on digital devices than they do now, but it will not be the death knell of live entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
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
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