decease

Example Sentences

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There are complaints NS&I withheld Premium Bond prizes from the families of deceased savers, with some reporting the bank delayed payments and lost track of investments.

From BBC

Suffolk Police said it was called to Sparrow's Nest Gardens in Lowestoft at 22:13 GMT on Friday, where a man was treated by emergency services but "later declared deceased".

From BBC

Thousands of them, each one representing a deceased veteran whose family is now due his pension.

From Literature

He added: "Part of my job was bringing the deceased to the mortuary, something like that stays with you I'll never forget it, it never leaves you."

From BBC

No one, the past five popes included, has sent out more prayers and thoughts to families of the wounded or deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal