demise

Father and son are helped by a trio of friendly spirits, who enter Lincoln’s body and encourage him to accept Willie’s demise, so that Willie can move on as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

I say all this not to apologize for the people movers, but to facilitate a sense of closure for the D.C. metro area as we approach the people mover’s demise.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

It would appear that, a day before the moment of demise, the subject was blind, and sufficiently fevered as to be insensate.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

Their fanbase will often identify with them until such time as these outlaws finally meet their ultimate legal demises.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024

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

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

At Berwick-on-Tweed there are two portions of land, of which one is demised, under the name of "treasurer's farms," by the mayor, bailiff, and burgesses to tenants.

From The Customs of Old England by F. J. (Frederick John) Snell

"Was your husband a minister?" asked Everett in a voice of becoming respect to the meek Mr. Robards, though he be demised for nearly half a century.

From Rose of Old Harpeth by Maria Thompson Daviess

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

From The Guardian ● May 28, 2013