How To Use Demise In A Sentence

After the merciful demise of her husband in 1842 her activities became less camouflaged and in the 1850s she was involving herself in the serf problem.
No wonder that stories of its imminent demise are commonplace. Times, Sunday Times
An objection is not "outworn" until answered, and to speak of the demise of a generally accepted theory is hardly scientific. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments
We should look to the glory and splendor of the arena … Where even the most untalented one-hit-wonder will be able to regain a sliver of dignity before their untimely demise. 2010 February « The Graveyard
He is not predicting the demise of banks, but thinks their job will be different. Times, Sunday Times

Its demise meant the collapse of the system for monitoring the two largest nuclear stockpiles in the world. Times, Sunday Times
My demise was once plotted here, deep in this dark sombre forest. Times, Sunday Times
Souls being spiritual, there is no reason for their disaggregation, that is, their demise, and in fact they do not die. Initiation into Philosophy
Airline industry experts have forecasted the demise of airline hubs for almost as long as they have existed.
The project organisers also recommend kick-starting the venture by demise chartering six longline vessels under government's current fishing policy.
Indeed, some who say that his malleability will be his demise may be right. Positional Vertigo
I dwelt on how she emerged from a coma shortly after her imminent demise had been predicted. Times, Sunday Times
He probably didn't see his demise coming until Sulzberger's downcast eyes telegraphed it to him.
Ares is the past and the demise of exploration as we can all see if we can read the news coming out! Is Sen. Shelby Helping or Hurting NASA? - NASA Watch
And herein lies the paradox, and possibly the geishas' demise.
Details regarding the firm's demise are a little hazy, and the matter has now been referred to the Fraud Squad.
Although the movie feels the need to soundtrack her demise with emotional pop ballads just to ensure tears. The Sun
It seems her demise was caused by the introduction of foods that are harmful to fish. Times, Sunday Times
The weakening of the Federalist party and its eventual demise a few years later were largely due to Hamilton's wrong-headed meddling.
Code and other Laws of Cyberspace, in which he coined the aphorism "code is law" and predicted that commercialization would lead to the demise of the open Internet. Ars Technica
Or did the belief in their inevitable demise subject them to a constant state of tension and anxiety?
With a metafictional wink and a nod from Dew, the narrator comments, "In fact, not until the second decade of the twenty-first century would Sputnik's connection to the demise of Desert Rose dinnerware . . . be noted and remarked upon in a novel written late in the career of one of those three-named women writers who initially cropped up in the 1980s. Book World: 'Being Polite to Hitler' rounds out profile of an American family
He says reformers argue that it would not entail the demise of the established church. Times, Sunday Times
Locksley cheers the castle's demise, and tells his men to collect their spoils and bring them to the forest for equal division among the men.
Greenock's attack was far from hostile and slipshod strokeplay accounted for the demise of the home side.
The high street's demise is a multiheaded hydra of a problem. Times, Sunday Times
Call a snap election and we will see the demise of his party and his little people. The Sun
The demise of our fishing industry in recent years has resulted in constant high unemployment and emigration from our islands.
The insurgent group posted a statement on its English-language Web site Tuesday that linked the longtime diplomat's demise to what it called a failing war. Taliban blames Holbrooke death on war 'failures'
Expediting his demise is his brother who betrays Stopmouth. The Inferior-Peadar O Guilin « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
Miners' welfare clubs will be placed at the forefront of regenerating communities hit hard by the demise of the coal industry.
Moreover in the double demise of an earlier capitalism and colonialism, the rise of transnational globalism had made this cultural space even more paradoxical.
As Hitler's imminent demise was scented, Stalin rose to new heights of prestige at home and abroad.
Some 18 months ago Kelan survived a squeeze on the electronics industry which saw the demise of many other circuit board makers.
A long-time supporter of devolution while an economic moderniser, he provides unsentimental analysis of heavy industry's demise.
Let us mourn his untimely demise. Times, Sunday Times
The blooms of freesia, narcissus, hyacinths, cattleya orchids, and miniature gardenias are often short-lived, but their sweet fragrance makes up for their early demise. How To Avoid Housework
The report has been released during a crucial United Nations biodiversity conference in Nagoya that aims to draw up a new global action plan to halt the demise of plant and animal life on Earth. One-fifth of world's back-boned animals face extinction, study warns
The bureaucratic control by government over the settlement process in Australia caused the demise of the common law system of water allocation by riparian right and the appropriation of rights to water by the government.
A demise charter who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.
Automatons, illiterates and indigents of every shape and size, don't stop but aid this cruel crusade participate in their own demise.
My ignorance of his demise may have caused offence, and I apologize for that.
Both are massive, dark-colored, extra-plannar beings who unendingly hunt down those who have cheated death, seeking to bring about their rightful and inevitable demise.
People have been predicting the demise of these often unnecessarily large and cumbersome machines since their first appearance on city streets. Times, Sunday Times
Overexpansion and management undoubtedly were factors in its demise.
They also notify clients about companies that they think are at risk of collapse, thus providing early warning signs of a company's potential demise. Times, Sunday Times
I am satisfied that I have only been given a very partial account by Mr Doshi of the causes of Wines' demise.
This makes it larger than the asteroid that collided with the Earth 66 million years ago and is widely blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs. Times, Sunday Times
The claim to imminent demise is silly on elementary logical grounds. Christianity Today
Jackson is a noted perfectionist who wants to get every hemidemisemiquaver right, and if the material is strong enough that true emotion gets through the handiwork, all the better.
But the ultimate cost will be the tragic demise of small family farms around the world.
What is distracting about these two are the circumstances of their political demise.
It was the council that caused my demise,' he says. Times, Sunday Times
An owner or demise charter who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1), commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.
I don't think we should mourn the demise of our deeply-flawed nations.
The weakening of the Federalist party and its eventual demise a few years later were largely due to Hamilton's wrong-headed meddling.
I dwelt on how she emerged from a coma shortly after her imminent demise had been predicted. Times, Sunday Times
The demise of the boozy lunch is one more sign of the U. S. influence, which pervades Mexico's middle-class.
I've read it again somewhere recently, books of letters are nearing their end, the demise is almost upon us and e mails with their clipped language will surely be a poor substitute. 47 entries from February 2008
But in Victorian times it suffered a slow demise, as barrel organs and harmoniums replaced the bands, and a surpliced choir in the chancel tended to supersede the old gallery singers, bringing a return to conventional art music.
The popularity of ufology has declined and this has tied in with the demise of this television show.
For his closest friends and family his demise was shockingly adventitious.
Following World War I and the demise of Austria-Hungary, Croatia joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (which became Yugoslavia in 1929).
But his demise sparked bitter divisions, with the children of his first wife contesting his will amid allegations his death had been hastened by drugs.
Its demise is often predicted - most recently it was hit by a ban on displaying tobacco products - but somehow it soldiers on. Times, Sunday Times
Now, I will photograph the tree in its demise, upended in swart disarray. The Tree is Farther to the Man
Why highlight the tragic demise of one woman, and gloss over the deaths of the 14 men?
Is it possible, given the Schadenfreude around his demise, that even if he were innocent, none of us would care?
demised" as compared with the less interesting persons who are still alive, and brings the population to 7,000. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
So if the lessor be evicted [foreclosed??] of a part of the land demised, by a stranger on title paramount, it operates as a suspension of the rent pro Canto, and the rent is apportioned and payable only in respect of the residue. lb. WordPress.com News
We still haven't got over her tragic demise. The Sun
The 52-year-old musician, born Adonis Michaelides in Nicosia, Cyprus, had co-founded the band with schoolfriends from Catford but after its first demise in 1982, briefly formed Dali's Car with vocalist Peter Murphy, previously with postpunk bank Bauhaus. Former Japan bass player Mick Karn loses battle with cancer
A new breed of soothsayers has already been prophesying the virtual demise of the manufacturing industry.
I want your demise to occur in a sloppy sort of way that forces a closed casket funeral -- and the casket is the size of an Altoids tin because that's all it took to hold what the cops scraped off the walls. Yipes.
The irony is that the farming methods causing the drainage will result in their own demise, as they use up the topsoil and render the ground infertile.
Details regarding the firm's demise are a little hazy, and the matter has now been referred to the Fraud Squad.
A member of a notorious crime family meets his untimely demise, and his surviving brother, the leader of the organization, makes the funeral arrangements with the priest.
Perhaps more than anything else it was the swiftness of the company's demise that stunned so many onlookers.
Although called a charge, the lender is deemed to be in the same position as if he had been granted a mortgage by demise.
The fish and chip corner shop has disappeared, but its demise may not be due to the tandoori craze, but rather to an aversion to greasy food in a health-conscious society.
It could be the way to persevere, the way not to get noticed, or be cut down, or criticized, demised, demoted, denied, denigrated, decomposed and destroyed Singular vs. Plural
Ironically this also marked the demise of the 'cante jondo' in favor of more festive fare. Jay Weston: Flamenco Comes to Los Angeles
He attributed this move to individuals in society who are bent on seeing the demise of the party.
These requirements can cause a major impact on a company's business, and in some cases may lead to a company's demise if not met properly.
The environmental impacts of recreation, tourism and sport are insignificant in relation to those posed by forest demise.
Several other scholars and organisations have condoled his demise and paid tributes to the departed soul.
All of us are in some way to blame for his early demise. The Sun
Its demise is often predicted - most recently it was hit by a ban on displaying tobacco products - but somehow it soldiers on. Times, Sunday Times
There were dire predictions of the demise of baseball as a major sport if a strike or lockout took place.
He regrets the demise of many old crafts, including the skill of the hoop splitter, who split hazel and sally rods to make hoops for barrels.
Not only that, but it's the infectious happiness of the manner, with the very sterile, factual detailing of demise that is the content.
We know surprisingly little about vanished civilizations whose majesty and whose ultimate demise were closely linked to liberties they took with water.
He cites numerous friends and colleagues who have described him as ‘the most non-sectarian person they know’ before launching another attack on last year's coverage of his demise.
The services sector is all some regions in the UK have left after the demise of the manufacturing industry.
The courtier had, in essence, brought his own demise the moment he drew his sword on his own brother.
It was the council that caused my demise,' he says. Times, Sunday Times
His demise changed the psychology of the people, whose war-weariness also made the situation ripe for the historic summit in Egypt.
Its demise is often predicted, but it soldiers on. Times, Sunday Times
He says reformers argue that it would not entail the demise of the established church. Times, Sunday Times
Essentially, The Devil's Casino dates Lehman's ultimate demise back to that cataclysmic power struggle.
And that is the real story of the tragic demise of Liam Lawlor.
Let us mourn his untimely demise. Times, Sunday Times
A demise charter who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000.
Why should poetry have resurfaced when its demise has been predicted for so long? AUTHENTICITY: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life
Other areas of the city which have suffered during the demise of Glasgow's heavy industries have been revivified.
The company's near demise paralleled the savage downturn in market demand, aggravated by an unsupportable overhead structure.
These trees provided an ever-changing vista alongside the road over the years' seasons and we are sure many other regular users of that stretch of road will also be shocked to see their demise.
At the heart of the new measures is a disturbing video charting the demise and death of a heroin victim.
Year upon year critics predict couture's demise, calling anachronistic an art form that generates little or no money in a profit-driven industry. The Seattle Times
Seeing all the episodes on DVD, I am not surprised by my fair weather watching, but equally unsurprised that it inspired a cult fanbase to lament its demise.
For weeks she lies awake, tortured by financial worries and the uncontrollable series of events that have led to her demise.
They include the demise of the Akkad culture of central Iraq, with its mysterious semi-mythological emperor Sargon; the end of the fifth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, following the building of the Great Pyramids and the sudden disappearance of hundreds of early settlements in the Holy Land. Archive 2006-03-01
It is hard to imagine the anatomical member to which you allude being demised legally or otherwise by means of a lease*, but I can tell you that circumcisions have gone awry resulting in demised ones and lawsuits. The Volokh Conspiracy » More Evidence for Christina Hoff Sommers’ “War Against Boys” Theory?
His characters reread American history, forced to see it not as a transcendent, utopic myth but as an ideological construct that foreshadows the demise of earlier stories of nationhood.
One effect of parents 'over-involvement in their children's' lives has been the demise of those arenas of childhood that were once inviolably the province of children themselves: unsupervised play, neighborhood baseball games and other settings where children first exercised their moral imaginations and were forced to cope independently with their own shortcomings. The Praise Craze
I think the thing that drives these people are their characters, as in Greek tragedies, the fatal flaw of their characters, that either causes their demise or the demise of others.
Many experts, pro- and anti-gun, believe that if even one of the lawsuits had succeeded, it would have led to the demise of the handgun industry.
Today, the upbeats will become more downbeat as the trumpet tootles peter out and the sax puts a lid on the headlong rush of demisemiquavers for another year.
Its demise meant the collapse of the system for monitoring the two largest nuclear stockpiles in the world. Times, Sunday Times
So, of course, since this bill will be so bad for the “Democrat Party” all the Republicans will be voting for it to make sure that their demise is accelerated, right? Think Progress » Rep. Paul Broun: The ramifications of health reform will be like ‘the Great War of Yankee Aggression.’
Instead his demise is spoken of in a matter-of-fact way. Times, Sunday Times
We were all crowded into the little study, which I'd reluctantly surrendered as a "sickroom" when Sadd had announced his impending demise. Working Murder
Demise twisted and weaved in the air, dancing peculiarly.
She disagrees the license fee caused the network's demise.
Long may we see the demise of that terrible formula. Times, Sunday Times
Mandelson: though twice disgraced, we should not blench at using him as a weapon with which to help the EU's demise Bantamweight Fight Fest
Why had she married this rakish, intemperate man - this man who drank himself to an early demise?
Tight credit and weak economic conditions will cause the demise of some big names before the two years are up. Times, Sunday Times
As we have already seen, the definition of the demised premises in the lease expressly includes the shop units, save for the purposes of the rent review provisions.
It was not at its best at present — the mattress on the bed was bare, as the only blankets had been wrapped around Roggit’s remains atop the pyre, and the woodbin and water bucket were empty as Tobas had not paid much attention to the details of everyday life since the catastrophe of Roggit’s demise. With a Single Spell
The relentless demise of small farmers who brought their milk to the crossroad creameries, now replaced by bulk collection from increasingly larger farms, has led to the closure of the creamery stores.
That's how the family haughtily enjoyed utmost privilege in Romania saw its demise.
He may also mean that he believes controlled anarchy as the demise of any heteronomous authority sets the proper conditions for the discovery of suppressed esoteric trends in a society. Gershom Scholem
Automatons, illiterates and indigents of every shape and size, don't stop but aid this cruel crusade participate in their own demise.
he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony
When the extraordinary summons from the lawyers arrives, informing her that she has inherited a property on the demise of a mother she had thought died when she was three, she sets off north in search of answers. Seizure « Tales from the Reading Room
It seems her demise was caused by the introduction of foods that are harmful to fish. Times, Sunday Times
That all changed when, in her early fifties, Wilke's narcissism underwent the most dramatic conversion with her body's consumpton by disease, and audiences witnessed her youthful eagerness to show off her beauty proving itself to be but preparation for Wilke's unhesitating display of her own demise and death in a wholly unsentimental, even stoic art. G. Roger Denson: "Old," "Crazy" and "Hysterical." Is That All There Is?
If you're the principal money earner in a young family, then your premature demise would leave a large hole in your family's finances.
By scrambling over the wall, visitors may further hasten its demise. Times, Sunday Times
Nazism was a diabolical monstrosity and it was fitting not only to commemorate its demise, but also to celebrate the millions who paid the highest sacrifice.
He believes the plan will play an important part in regenerating a town which has been in decline ever since the demise of the mining industry.
But it is neither an elegy of the novel nor a grim prediction of its imminent demise.
We still haven't got over her tragic demise. The Sun
News of his demise spread like wildfire and many an angler will have shed a tear. The Sun
As the bulldog descended, his prey — an outsize boar with a wide “three-finger” hoofprint — sensed its imminent demise, and bolted past Clifford and the trailing pack. The Boar War
Hopefully that message will widen the cracks within its political establishment and hasten its demise. Times, Sunday Times
I wonder if this is it, the slowish descent to my demise.
The first of these is a fairly widespread concurrence about the demise of the traditional village community.
She would convince Morgan that there were other ways of accomplishing the ascension without her demise.
The critical analysis of local and central government performance by the project teams further precipitated the demise of the program.
There will be few tears shed at the prospect of the skipper's demise should that happen since Gregan is a notoriously prickly character who engenders more respect than warmth.
This movement will be the demise of the republican party, they represent a cause that most Americans cannot identify with, I wonder if any of the Tea - (B) aggers would have the chance, would they change place with a person of a darker skinned, ethnic origin, my guess is not. Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
We also welcome the predicted demise of short-term celebrity fragrances. Times, Sunday Times
The steady demise of our ecosystems presents the greatest danger and is at the forefront of Ehrlich's strategic plan.
Mike Teavee's adventure, demise and sing-song is creative and fun, diving from an inspired 2001 spoofery, to a hilarious channel-hopping song and dance routine.
A demise for years is a contract for the exclusive possession and profit of land for some determinate period.
The causes of its extinction remain unclear, but it is likely that rats, weasels, and cats played a role in its demise.
And herein lies the paradox, and possibly the geishas ' demise.
That nobody really knows about his demise is a tragedy in itself. Finding Takeo
He is not predicting the demise of banks, but thinks their job will be different. Times, Sunday Times
In “At Last, the Demise of Gaullism” (February 1978), Patricia H. Painton depicted the political landscape on the eve of suspenseful congressional elections. After the Bastille
But the amount of work and stress he has is likely to hasten his demise. Times, Sunday Times
Increased climate variability from AD 250 to 600 coincided with the demise of the Western Roman Empire and the turmoil of the Migration Period.
This short film looks at the demise of the fishing industry both in Newfoundland and Ireland and is described as a very moving artistic documentary.
The claim to imminent demise is silly on elementary logical grounds. Christianity Today
Ghulam Hassan Mir has also condoled the demise of veteran Kashmiri singer Ghulam Hassan Sofi. Melody king of Kashmir Ghulam Hassan Sofi remembered
Many have torn their hair, beaten their breasts, and keened about the demise of independent and used bookstores. The worst part about the Borders bankruptcy
As the recent demise of the bankruptcy reform bill illustrates, even the most delicate compromises can fall apart.
I have drawn severe flack from South African circles for criticising their Reserve Bank and for laying the blame for the Rand's demise at their door.
Buying my final demise a policy at a time.being denied by "adjusters"until my very last breath. Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion
Obviously he did not believe that he occupied the box room as part of his demise.
All of which is to say that he has arrived at something of senior statesman status in the field (which is not to sound the cadence of either his retirement or his demise).
Alas, as he makes its way to ignominious demise, he appears to have committed career seppuku.
Predictions of Goosen's demise have proved to be premature, because he has held his nerve well since sweeping into the lead on a dewy resumption to the uncompleted first round on Friday morning.
It was a leftish attempt to take seriously the demise of the Soviet Union and state socialism. Times, Sunday Times
The sad demise of the innocent young men in tragic circumstances was no doubt tragic and will be mourned by not only their family and friends but the entire nation.
After the tragic demise of Daisy the dog, they could do with some new animal friends. The Sun
The demise of cheap energy is going to bring the collapse of late-capitalist bourgeois civilisation, and with it great hardship associated with the transition to a more austere and labour-intensive way of life. Matthew Yglesias » The Limits to Growth
Other ridiculous superstitions can contribute to the demise of a tennis player - comets, ball boys, hotel rooms, when to sit on the can and which sexual partners are acceptable.
Toyota Team Thailand have not been sitting on their hands either, following the demise last meeting of their lead Corolla in the hands of star driver Natavud (one of the best steerers in Thailand, in my opinion).
In recent years a theory has emerged that seeks to explain three mysterious events that took place at around 13,000 years ago (kya) - the sudden cooling phase known as the Younger Dryas, at the end of the Bølling Allerød warm interstadial, the sudden termination of the Clovis culture in North America, along with the mass extinction event there that saw the demise of over 30 genera of Pleistocene fauna, although this last event had been in progress from c. 40 kya, and also affected further flung parts of the world such as Eurasia and Australia. Anthropology.net
He said his ministry was concerned at the demise of industries in the country and would try to put up measures that would help resuscitate them.
This movement will be the demise of the republican party, they represent a cause that most Americans cannot identify with, I wonder if any of the Tea - (B) aggers would have the chance, would they change place with a person of a darker skinned, ethnic origin, my guess is not. bulletbob on Today, 12: 20 pm, edited 1 time in total. nyy80401 wrote: Sounds like a division bell has rung amongst Republicans - I love it!!! Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local
They are all, alas, bleeding demised, passed on, no more, ceased to be, bereft of life and resting in peace. Ghosts of Gone Birds: exhibition enlists artists to save endangered species
Her demise was seen by many as poetic justice. Times, Sunday Times
All of us are in some way to blame for his early demise. The Sun
There, I was invited to stay at Peter Buck's house, and staying there was Nikki Sudden who has since sadly demised, and Billy Bragg; it was quite a wild scenario. Mike Ragogna: The Decemberists Video Exclusive, Chatting With John Wesley Harding, Thomas Dolby and Stephen Kellogg, Plus Dancing With StevieMix
A demise for years is a contract for the exclusive possession and profit of land for some determinate period.
If under the new Scheme renderers are able to collect as well as dispose, we could well see a further demise of the knacker industry.
In our notebook were pages of names and phone numbers of friends he wished to be contacted on his demise.
Tight credit and weak economic conditions will cause the demise of some big names before the two years are up. Times, Sunday Times
With the demise of organized militias, they contend, the right lost any relevance to constitutional adjudication.
The demise of Woosung could have a chain reaction on other subcontractors relying on a government helping hand, analysts said.
Without the Student Loan Scheme, university students would continue to pursue the lofty academic courses whose demise is being so sorely lamented.
Because high inflation bred instability - leading to stop-go policies of easy and tight credit - its demise implies fewer and milder recessions.
We hear his dizzy, endless melodic chain of hemidemisemiquavers pouring from the chromatic button keyboard of three accordions.
People have been predicting the demise of these often unnecessarily large and cumbersome machines since their first appearance on city streets. Times, Sunday Times
The same actor is camply hilarious as the bitter younger prince, jealously plotting his brother's demise. Times, Sunday Times
She was also the victim of the deeply unpopular Republican brand and the ailing economy that were the major factors in the party's demise. Times, Sunday Times

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