How to Use death in a Sentence
death
noun- Death could be seen lurking in the corner of the painting.
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Her mother confirmed the death, and said the cause was cancer.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
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For years, a blight of caterpillars had been munching the trees to death.
—Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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This year marked the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 June 2024
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There were no updates on the cause of death as of Monday afternoon.
—Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2024
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Emmerich also highlighted Hopkins’ death scene as a personal favorite.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 July 2024
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Marlon Wayans: The comedian talks about working through loss — including the death of his parents — by finding humor in everything.
—David Marchese, New York Times, 1 June 2024
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The school put out statements in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the war in Ukraine.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
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The book tells of a farmer found stabbed to death with a sharp object near a rice field.
—Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
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The cause of death has not been announced in either case.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
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She was stunned when Crowe phoned in 1982 to inform her of Bangs’ death.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
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Munger's death marks the end of an era for Berkshire Hathaway.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
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The show appears to have survived its brush with death.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
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The cause of death was liver failure, Hayes told Rolling Stone.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
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Read: What to read to come to terms with death The process is fairly simple.
—Eleanor Cummins, The Atlantic, 13 June 2023
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In the case of the mink, Martin argues that choosing not to kill them will still result in the death of wildlife.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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Raul’s cousins and nephews have struggled to cope with his death, Rios says.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
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The cause of death was listed at the time as cerebral hemorrhage.
—Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
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Sometimes, the trauma of these schools can even result in death.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
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And the physical toll of his work may have contributed to his death.
—Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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Word of his death spread on social media over the weekend.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024
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Her cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
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Details of the boater’s identity and cause of death have not been released.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2024
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Singh has received death threats via a text message and visits of concern from the FBI.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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The pair split in 2016 but were locked in a custody battle that only ended with his death.
—Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
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The track was one of several songs on a cassette Lennon made before his death in 1980.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
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Yet Ukrainians found space in their hearts for sadness about the death of an actor who had touched their lives.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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The surge in deaths and hospitalization from heat stress and stroke?
—Aryn Baker, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
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So now, Staley is in another fight — one that isn’t life or death just a whole lot of life, his life.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
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The death left one of Taylor’s best friends, Kenneth Bevens, in disbelief.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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