demise

One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

"The important thing is not to let this be the beginning of the demise of international rule of law."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Either you rallied behind Chud or you rooted for his demise; either way, he got paid.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The lawsuit claims Polestar ensured its own demise by refusing to engage with regulators or appeal the government decision as Volvo did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

History did not demand Yossarian’s premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Along with the celebrities, the Loserbards also recounted the unusual demises of some otherwise unknown folks.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022

If anything, the sentimentality of such demises lie not in the character’s fate but in an actor’s departure.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021

Outside the nine-episode series, the carving game is a legitimate children’s game that’s played in South Korea – sans gory demises.

From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021

But we can also count on such demises being rendered in ways fitting to how the character lived.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2019

No meagre substitute was supplied by forfeitures, by enforced demises of collegiate, capitular, and episcopal estates, by monopolies, and by letters of marque.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing

Having spent the past 20 years in Mississippi, the couple will be remembered by friends and family for amassing a collection of nearly 1,000 announcements of the demised.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 8, 2018

Photograph: Rebecca Jewell/Ghosts of Gone Birds They are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2011

Perhaps never was he so proud of them as last September, when "Rudy," their favorite fox terrier, unhappily demised.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now arose a difficulty—whether the property of the late King demised to the King or to the Crown.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Henry Reeve

He died on the 6th of March. in 766, and was buried at Gorze, to which by his will, which is still extant, he demised several estates.

From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler

The bank infuriated unions last month when it described 3,166 job losses as "demising" roles.

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013