die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since female screwworm flies mate only once during their roughly month-long lifespan, those that breed with sterile males produce no viable offspring, causing the population to gradually die out. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher recruited to go on an interstellar mission to discover the mystery behind a substance that causes the sun to die out. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

As the story unfolds, the album’s central character, the Wizard, becomes alarmed that mystical creatures are dying out. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Apparently this campaign died out and for a time the politicians in West Florida slept peacefully. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for die out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout