demise
Example Sentences
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Was their feeble demise a window to their collective soul, a reflection of their spirit under the new, and surely doomed, manager?
From BBC
Startups with thin margins and little market edge could meet their demise, investors said.
Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.
From Salon
Are my exercise routines, which were meant to keep me from falling apart, slowing my demise, or accelerating it?
From Los Angeles Times
It got all the way to the five-yard line in overtime, but failed to punch in, settling for a field goal that would spell its demise.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
