demise
Example Sentences
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Turns out the reports of Eisenbeisser’s demise, like those of the World Cup, were greatly exaggerated.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a triumphant exchange written to buoy our hope that the next season of “The Bear” will be about its ascent instead of its demise.
From Salon
Their demise in just 11 days is the joint second quickest in more than a century since the 1921 series was completed in eight days, with their "Bazball" style of ultra-attacking cricket exposed.
From Barron's
And to go hard in criticising his ultimate demise would be ignoring the wider picture of the day.
From BBC
He predicts that when Mr. Xi dies, we can expect “another swing of the political pendulum toward a more moderate polity, just as that occurring following Mao’s demise.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
