decease

Example Sentences

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Quebec politicians accused Rousseau of showing a "gross lack of respect" to the Quebecois family of one of the deceased pilots, Antoine Forest.

From BBC

Bone ash apartments are empty properties which are turned into ritual halls by family members of the deceased.

From BBC

The Vatican itself has not spoken on the matter, but in 2016 did set out its position to recommend that the bodies of the deceased are buried in cemeteries or other sacred places.

From BBC

She had no grandparents to ask—her father’s parents were deceased, and her mother’s had disowned them for reasons Janet didn’t fully understand.

From Literature

Known as shabties, they perform agricultural duties for the deceased, but primarily they express dignity, immeasurable calm.

From The Wall Street Journal