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How to use the word demise in a Sentence?

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Though death is unavoidable, to dwell in sorrow is a different form of demise.

Christen Kuikoua

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10 months ago

‘ Xiongnu ’ was the name of a dynasty not a people, per se ; but that dynastic regime greatly impacted the peoples within its realms and left a powerful legacy in Eurasia, many subsequent groups appropriated the potent name of Xiongnu( or Hunnu) as they established their own regimes, leading to the perpetuation of so-called ‘ Hunnic ’ entities even as far as that of Attila and the Huns at the edge of Europe centuries after the demise of the Xiongnu in Inner Asia.

Genghis Khan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Russia is losing this war in general terms … but it’s not a loss that would lead to Putin’s demise and democratization of Russia, so I do n’t see reasons for China now to do more than they are doing.

Alex Gabuev

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The final demise of this unconscionable mandate is amajor victory for conscience rights and compassionate medical care in America, thousandsof doctors will be able to do their jobs without thegovernment requiring them to perform harmful, irreversible procedures against their conscience andmedical expertise.

Luke Goodrich of Becket

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think that the demise of the word' woman' is greatly exaggerated, and I don't think that there's any harm in making space for the many people who do need this care who are not women.

Gillian Branstetter

Found on CNN
2 years ago

And what this tells us is that the demise of cells can be halted. And their functionality restored in multiple vital organs. Even one hour after death.

Nenad Sestan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

He was told from several employees that on two rides prior to that, that he was too heavy. So why was he allowed on that ride? And what's so upsetting is that while he's suspended in the air on this ride, he felt unsafe and left several messages or a message, of possibly his imminent demise and ‘tell my mom and dad I love them,’ and stuff like that.

Tina Wilson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Saddened by his demise. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti.

Subhash Ghai

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If planets can survive their star's demise, could life as well ? The James Webb Space Telescope, launching soon, could very well answer the question, if life could survive even on planets circling stellar corpses, that would make for an amazing future of our cosmos.

Lisa Kaltenegger

Found on CNN
3 years ago

While Brian Laundrie is currently charged with the unauthorized use of a debit card belonging to Gabby, Brian is only considered a person of interest in relation to Gabby Petito’s demise, at this time Brian is still missing and when he is located we will address the pending fraud charge against him.

Steven Bertolino

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I will never forget her smile, her face, her walk, her desire to help homeless people, the world focuses on the last month of her life. She had a whole entire life before her demise. Hundreds of people were affected by her life and were saddened by her death.

Anita Mason

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petitos and not related to Gabby Petitos actual demise, the FBI is focusing on locating Brian Laundrie and when The FBI occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum.

Steve Bertolino

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Gabby Petitos fiancé Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to Gabby Petito actual demise, the FBI is focusing on locating Gabby Petitos fiancé Brian Laundrie and when The FBI occurs the specifics of the charges covered under the indictment will be addressed in the proper forum.

Steve Bertolino

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The bill's demise is also a sign that we are about to fix our government, countless Californians came together, spoke out against it, and said enough is enough. That is exactly what is happening with the movement to remove Gavin Newsom as governor.

Kevin Kiley

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We will not participate in our own demise, you may have the votes on the floor, but we're all equal in federal court.

Martinez Fischer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This is a country where the suburbs are not anymore monolithic in any way, president Donald Trump wants to talk about the demise of the suburbs and President Donald Trump thinks about them as these White bastions. That is something from the 1950s. A lot of what President Donald Trump is saying is 30 or 40 years old.

William Frey.Read MoreTrump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

To find evidence that a volcano on the other side of the Earth erupted and effectively contributed to the demise of the Romans and the( ancient) Egyptians and the rise of Roman Empire is fascinating, people have been speculating about this for many years, so it's exciting to be able to provide some answers.

Joe McConnell

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Irrfan Khan's demise is a loss to the world of cinema and theatre. He will be remembered for his versatile performances across different mediums.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

One week of bad numbers does not define a campaign, it may define a news cycle, but it does not define a campaign, reports of the Senate Republican demise are greatly exaggerated.

Chris LaCivita

Found on CNN
4 years ago

With the demise of Arun Jaitley Ji, I have lost a valued friend, whom I have had the honor of knowing for decades, his insight on issues and nuanced understanding of matters had very few parallels.

Narendra Modi

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The U.S.-China trade spat has been at the center of the oil market demise, which has sent the global economy to the brink of recession and negatively impacted oil demand forecasts.

Stephen Innes

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Can I just say the response after Missandei's demise has been overwhelming, honestly I was calm about the whole thing but the outpouring of love, anger, sadness has left me all in my feelings. #yougotme #thankyou.

Nathalie Emmanuel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

He didn't leave a child. My mum is devastated, we can use his demise to ensure safer travel for all.

Esther Kabau-Wanyoike

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

One of the advantages to knowing that your demise is imminent, and that reports of it will not be greatly exaggerated, is that you have a few moments to compose some parting thoughts, in our modern political age, the presidential bully pulpit seems dedicated to sowing division and denigrating, often in the most irrelevant and infantile personal terms, the political opposition.

John Dingell

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

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