MORIBUND in a Sentence

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1. Hearst took a moribund, failing weekly newspaper and transformed it into one of the liveliest, most profitable daily papers around.

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 Meanings and Examples of MORIBUND
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moribund
 a.  dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die
Classic Sentence:
1  Even the handkerchief in my breast-pocket, worn for elegance and not at all for use, was wet through by the time that moribund woman sank for the last time into the arms of her lover.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: III
Example Sentence:
1  Hearst took a moribund, failing weekly newspaper and transformed it into one of the liveliest, most profitable daily papers around.