dies

Example Sentences

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When I contacted the mortgage company, they said no problem — if she dies, I could assume the balance on the loan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

They power up when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing and then discharge that power when the sun sets or the wind dies down.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

And he dies suddenly, tragically, and ... all of a sudden the rug is really just emotionally and psychologically pulled out from underneath them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

A body is even infectious after a person dies, making burial rituals that involve touching a deceased person, a common practice in this region, especially risky.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But if we look at England in 1658, the year Cromwell dies, facts are now newly established in the language, thanks not to the friends of Hobbes, but to Pascal.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton