knell

Example Sentences

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And he warned the chancellor's Budget would "be the death knell to the British pub".

From BBC

R360 'would be death knell for club rugby around the world'

From BBC

Now its crash was like a death knell.

From The Wall Street Journal

UC President James B. Milliken said the announced cuts would be a “death knell for innovative work that saves lives, grows our economy and fortifies our national security.”

From Los Angeles Times

Industrial automation in the 1970s, for example, was considered the death knell for American manufacturing that would lead to waves of unemployment and the loss of U.S. economic leadership.

From Barron's