pass away
Example Sentences
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His mother, he says, deals with self-esteem issues because her identity has for so long been reduced to being a caretaker for elderly relatives, who, inevitably, pass away — leaving her feeling like a failure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"We look at all of the data we have in our telephones, CCTV, the audio. There's that wealth of documentary evidence. And of course, when you go back such a long time, witnesses pass away."
From BBC • May 26, 2026
When his children pass away, he continues, maybe they’ll be buried on the moon, or on Mars.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
I say people died when they, uh, pass away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He was the first of his siblings to pass away.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
