DEMISE in a Sentence

Learn DEMISE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for DEMISE, such as:

1. He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
2. Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEMISE
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demise
 n.  end of existence or activity; termination
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1  He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
2  The demise of the industry has caused untold misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen.
3  Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.
4  Indeed for the Zimbabwe press this explains "the saturation coverage on the demise of his namesake", and they have been reminding us that tourism and hunting are "mired in elitism".