death knell

Example Sentences

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Is this the death knell of American political satire?

From Salon • May 19, 2026

People on the internet seem to be taking Lindy West’s memoir as millennial feminism’s final death knell.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Future Americans will probably spend even more time on digital devices than they do now, but it will not be the death knell of live entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

“In California, that’s not a death knell, that’s a life force.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Consequently, we do not have to wait until the publication of Geoffroy’s table in 1718 to hear the death knell of alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton