decease

Example Sentences

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He added: "Part of my job was bringing the deceased to the mortuary, something like that stays with you I'll never forget it, it never leaves you."

From BBC

No one, the past five popes included, has sent out more prayers and thoughts to families of the wounded or deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

Identities of the deceased service members will be withheld for 24 hours after next of kin is informed.

From Salon

Within minutes, he said, the suspect was found deceased.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have an inheritance tax, which varies by relationship to the deceased.

From MarketWatch