the deceased

noun

formal

: a dead person or dead people

a relative of the deceased

Three of the deceased are being buried today.

Examples of the deceased in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina try to help For the families of the deceased, there is often no closure. —Ingrid Gercama, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024

The incident is under investigation, the Marine Corps said in a statement, and the name of the deceased will not be released until at least 24 hours after next of kin are notified. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024

In a statement sent to parents on April 22, Mustang Public Schools confirmed that two of the deceased children were students in the district and another was a recent graduate, according to News on 6. —Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024

In the remaining graves, the deceased person was simply buried. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024

All of the artists and executives at Xanadu Entertainment are deeply mourning the deceased with great sadness. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024

The first lawsuit to blame Autopilot for a deadly crash — filed by the family of the deceased driver, Micah Lee, and two passengers seriously injured in the southern California crash — went to trial last year, with the jury siding with Tesla. —Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

Detectives responded to the location and were able to confirm the deceased was Ariel. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024

The department, the FBI and the Maryland Transportation Authority Police responded and located the deceased victim trapped inside. —Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024