give up the ghost
Example Sentences
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Enduring the dour drudgery of “Last Rites,” it’s never been clearer that it’s time to give up the ghost.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
Entering the penultimate month of a dire 2022, world equity indices don't want to give up the ghost yet on the near 10% rebound since Oct.
From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2022
It wasn’t particularly dramatic, but it was a useful reminder that there are limits to what a smartphone can do before it’ll give up the ghost.
From The Verge • Dec. 24, 2021
I imagined her saying “No use guys, I’m done,” in whatever language trout speak when they are about to give up the ghost.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2019
The doctor recorded his regiment and company and dressed his wounds, but without much hope of success; the loss of blood being great, it was supposed he would soon give up the ghost.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
