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euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
they had to put their family pet to sleep
she was laid to rest beside her husband
How To Use quietus In A Sentence
- Finally Quietus for string trio makes a satisfying envoi.
- Maupassant they get their "quietus" from the height, so to speak, of the saddle of a sporting gentleman. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations
- His quietus is a great loss not only to the Tatas but also to the whole nation.
- Quietus is a short form of the term quietus est or abeinde recessit quietus, the formulae used in the Court of the Exchequer to show that an account has been correctly presented and cleared. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4
- In Oslo, August 31st, the Norwegian central character, Anders, is a drug addict from a similar background who makes his quietus after a day in the national capital. Oslo, August 31st – review
- The opening sequence paints a portrait of the quietus and quaintness of suburbia and the stifling boredom it can induce.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, if a creature equipped with Quietus Spike would assign combat damage to the defending team, its damage is assigned to only one of the defending players.
- Then there are those who brim with passion not just for the state-approved quietus, but with fury for those who oppose it.
- My father's frenzies had been infrequent but terrible and, always followed by a quietus that lasted days, sometimes weeks. COASTLINERS
- To our no small surprise, very soon after this quietus had been given to bibliomaniacal hopes, the books in question appeared before us in excellent condition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865
