How to Use demise in a Sentence

demise

noun
  • Losing this game will mean the team's demise.
  • She had no property at the time of her demise.
  • The musician met an untimely demise.
  • We have not had truly local news coverage since the town newspaper's demise three years ago.
  • Even then, the law could still meet its demise in the courts.
    — NBC News, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Design for demise can take many forms.
    — Matthew Ray, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
  • Was the team’s demise about money?
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Or is that when the Dolphins will meet their demise?
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
  • That demise might not be quite as imminent now.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
  • There were some that were predicting our demise.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Post-crisis rules require banks to plan for their own demise.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 18 Dec. 2019
  • But paired with that success came demise, downfall and deaths.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The fate of the losers, on the other hand, is a gruesome demise.
    — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2020
  • The effort led to the outlet’s demise.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
  • Needless to say, cabin fever brings on their demise .
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • There doesn’t have to be an outright ban on bulk billing to set the stage for its demise.
    — Janus Norman, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • No, there is more to the demise of unions than K-street lawyering.
    — Michael Hicks, Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2018
  • Black holes aren’t, like, a demise and the end of everything.
    — Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The demise of a concert venue or live-music club can be swift or slow.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Pilots, too, may have played a role in the airplane cure’s demise.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The demise of the 162-game schedule.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The demise of a blue-collar beer like Schlitz marks the end of an era.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 May 2026
  • The demise of NeueHouse hasn’t slowed the club rush.
    — George Gurley, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Subprime loans were at the heart of Bear Stearns’ demise.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Drugs and alcohol have led to the demise of too many people.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • That space invited a quick trip from any floor to a brutal demise.
    — Monica Drake, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The Sun will meet its demise shortly thereafter.
    — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Cold and wet is the quickest path to the demise of your holiday plant.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Turf with a shallow root system in hot weather can cause its demise.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Turf with a shallow root system in hot weather can cause its demise.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025

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