passing away
Example Sentences
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He describes seeing "undignified deaths" - people passing away on busy wards - and says the health system is not getting the basics right in end-of-life care.
From BBC • May 13, 2025
People close to him are passing away; there is guilt and there is sadness.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
“We are still seeing those hospitalizations and bad outcomes, and even folks who are passing away from COVID. It hasn’t gone away,” Bronstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
Willie became a music teacher and armchair composer before passing away in the 1950s.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024
The spirits of the animals are passing away.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
