dead and buried

idiom

variants or dead and gone

: no longer living : dead

He's been dead and buried for 50 years.

relatives long dead and gone

: no longer used or accepted

Those old family traditions are dead and buried.

The days of our childhood are dead and gone.

Examples of dead and buried in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, other technologies that appeared dead and buried have since madecomebacks. —

Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024 The father of a 2-year-old found dead and buried in a park in Stamford in 2023 has been charged in connection with the child’s death. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024 As if her pants weren’t controversial enough, Moss opted for a pair of low-rise skinny jeans—a double whammy for those who want the 2000s to stay dead and buried. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024 Miller told detectives that a missing teenage girl was dead and buried in Volusia County, and that Donley and Freeman had something to do with it. —

Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dead and buried

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