dead and gone
Example Sentences
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"We like to think of Joe as not being around rather than being dead and gone."
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024
The Romans who crucified my brother are already dead and gone.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
If you teach somebody something, whoever they teach, even when you’re dead and gone, you’re constantly getting blessings even when you’re in the grave.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
For Luger, there was something devastating about seeing institutions find value in these human beings only after they were dead and gone.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022
When I’m dead and gone, that’s what I want from you.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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