death knell
Example Sentences
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If “Superman” had opened to critical and commercial failure, it would have been a death knell for the modern superhero genre as we know it.
From Salon • Jun. 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
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
“In California, that’s not a death knell, that’s a life force.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
On Old Wyk her uncle’s hellhom had blown a death knell for her dreams, and now Hagen was sounding what might well be her last hour on earth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
