perish

Example Sentences

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At the church, none in the congregation perished.

From Los Angeles Times

The composer Gustav Mahler, revered by Frank, said, “all that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said Farage's words had "hit hard" because his grandparents had escaped Nazi Germany and much of their family had perished in the Holocaust.

From BBC

It’s still uncertain how many of the trees it scorched will perish.

From Los Angeles Times

Not just for me, but for all the other kids like me who will perish—just because of a legacy they never asked for.

From Literature