passing away
Example Sentences
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“The only way we’ve lost members, unfortunately, has been by passing away or moving away,” says Becky Nedelman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
She remembers every one of her animals passing away from cancer and her neighbours getting ill from rare diseases.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
People close to him are passing away; there is guilt and there is sadness.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
Willie became a music teacher and armchair composer before passing away in the 1950s.
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024
The spirits of the animals are passing away.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
