perish

Example Sentences

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He said Farage's words had "hit hard" because his grandparents had escaped Nazi Germany and much of their family had perished in the Holocaust.

From BBC

But, he adds, there is no official attempt to find out how many perish on the journey from either Madagascar or the Comoros.

From BBC

Thousands of climbers have scaled the peak since then and about 300 climbers have perished on its slopes so far.

From Reuters

Holcomb, who also is a minister, said “we must recognize that we will perish as fools if we don’t find a way to live amongst each other.”

From Washington Post

Suzume, whose mother perished in the tsunami, years later meets a mysterious young man responsible for racing to close portals — literal doorways that appear around Japan — before they unleash a giant, earthquake-causing worm.

From Seattle Times