death knell
Example Sentences
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Is this the death knell of American political satire?
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Changing consumer tastes also spelled the death knell for the retailer, which has struggled like many High Street firms.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
While such a selloff might have been a death knell in years past, it has done little to ease Wall Street’s appetite for crypto.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It marks the death knell of the post–World War II settlement that, however imperfect, wrestled the anarchy of war into a framework designed to condition armed aggression on legal justification.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2026
On Old Wyk her uncle’s hellhom had blown a death knell for her dreams, and now Hagen was sounding what might well be her last hour on earth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
