decease

Example Sentences

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When this happens, state television typically shows Xi and his top lieutenants paying respects to the deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

I have one daughter who is well off, having received a generous bequest through my deceased sister’s will.

From MarketWatch

Some caveats: If the home is sold at the first spouse’s death, only the deceased spouse’s 50% typically receives a capital-gains step-up in tax, while the surviving spouse’s half keeps its original cost basis.

From MarketWatch

Vizsla Silver had earlier issued a statement saying that it "has been informed by a number of families that their relatives...have been found deceased."

From Barron's

Life-saving measures were attempted on a woman but she was already deceased.

From BBC