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death or the end of something — especially a slow endingLawyers may use demise to reference various types of transfers.
- The demise of the agreement was hastened by...
- Her talk is entitled, "The Dinosaur's Demise".
- The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.Mark Twain is often quoted as saying this, but he actually said "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
- Maycomb had lost no time in getting Mr. Ewell's views on Tom's demise and passing them along through that English Channel of gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Finally confronted by BoneMan's demise, she was unwilling to see him die?Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
- He jumped back up on the desk and resumed his search in the Book that recorded the colored forest's demise.Ted Dekker -- White: The Great Pursuit
- Yet the thought of this eventual demise provides no sense of victory, no solace.Jhumpa Lahiri -- The Namesake
- Gedney and Meade had acted valiantly, saving the ship and all aboard from certain peril, if not a complete demise.Alexs Pate -- Amistad
- He distantly registered the sound of sirens, but convinced of his imminent demise, he couldn't summon the energy to care.Nicholas Sparks -- The Best of Me
- All of them fighting off my demise in the best way they knew how.Marcus Luttrell -- Lone Survivor
- Their high labor costs have for the most part been responsible for their demise, along with the declining popularity of schnitzel.Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
- Corinne was supposed to meet her demise quickly, painlessly.Judy Blume -- In the Unlikely Event
- Flatter my sorrows with report of it; Tell me what state, what dignity, what honour, Canst thou demise to any child of mine?William Shakespeare -- The Life and Death of King Richard III
- I was more affected by his imminent demise than I was by my own.Yann Martel -- Life of Pi
- I see that the rumors of your demise were unfounded.George R.R. Martin -- A Game of Thrones
- But when she heard the news of the statues' demise, Laila was numb to it.Khaled Hosseini -- A Thousand Splendid Suns
- The bat fell from his hand and he wept at the prospect of my future demise.John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley
- Some of them closed their eyes, waiting for their final demise, or hoping for a sign that the raid was finally over.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- Mark lost his grip on the flashlight, which went tumbling end over end outside; a clang and the crack of glass signaled its demise.James Dashner -- The Kill Order
- Scale of one to ten
How would you rate your demise?
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WAS I RECKLESS to rush toward such volatile nature gods?Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
demise = death
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