demise
Example Sentences
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The 12 children, whose ages stretch from 9 to the late teens, devote themselves to making fun of the parents, bemoaning society’s demise and camping on the beach.
“It’s important to keep all my professional options open,” Traveler said, politely ignoring my untimely demise, “but I’m more interested in astronomy than murder.”
From Literature
The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei brought a sense of disbelief to a nation divided over his legacy, as loyal supporters gathered in mourning and opponents celebrated his demise.
But the BBC has verified videos showing groups of people celebrating the reports of his demise on the streets of Tehran and Karaj.
From BBC
He said that the industry in Pakistan has been struggling, suffering a "semi-gradual kind of demise" over the past 20 years or so.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
