bit the dust
Example Sentences
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My own family recently discovered this firsthand when our beleaguered second car, a gas-powered Honda Fit, finally bit the dust.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“Ohhhhhhh!” arose like a chorus from the photographers and others assembled backstage at the Grammys as the trophy bit the dust, according to a video posted by Variety.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022
He does most of the talking too, telling them stories about different teams that bit the dust over the years.
From Slate • Jan. 29, 2022
Price bit the dust, but the others, still around, are no doubt in mourning now.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2018
The deeds they’ve done, the spoils they’ve won, fill all with hope and trust— Yet ere high in heaven appears the sun they all have bit the dust.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
