demise

Example Sentences

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Label it whatever you wish, but the science is sound on this subject — and it is obvious that, by denying science, we’ve taken a pronounced step backward and are hastening our own demise.

From Salon

Are my exercise routines, which were meant to keep me from falling apart, slowing my demise, or accelerating it?

From Los Angeles Times

It got all the way to the five-yard line in overtime, but failed to punch in, settling for a field goal that would spell its demise.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics have been gleefully predicting the European project’s demise since it launched in 1957.

From Barron's

Critics have been gleefully predicting the European project’s demise since it launched in 1957.

From Barron's