gave up the ghost
Example Sentences
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Like the ill-fated ship in Jones’s Broadway “Titanic,” which failed to sink at the first preview after the hydraulic set failed, Lepage’s machine also gave up the ghost at a key moment in the drama.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021
His trailer gave up the ghost further around the coast and he replaced it with a smaller, lighter version.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2021
And when that wild genie burst out of the bottle, the establishment pretty much gave up the ghost.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2021
Our dishwasher gave up the ghost a few months in; we had to buy a new refrigerator in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2021
People gave up the ghost with delicacy and taste inside the hospital.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
