passing away

Example Sentences

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But I write songs about people passing away, and most people — no matter rich, poor, whatever — it’s typically gonna be your 40-and-up who are gonna relate to that record.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025

The game will be tinged with sadness after the death of Gary Shaw, the 63-year-old passing away after a fall at home.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

And in this new documentary directed by Ron Frank, Boyer is candid about the great love they shared, even revealing Wilder's last words to her just prior to passing away.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2024

Willie became a music teacher and armchair composer before passing away in the 1950s.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

Old systems of exploitation and oppression are passing away, and out of the womb of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born....

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry