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Examples of pass away in a Sentence
the old woman passed away quietly
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The former first lady passed away on November 17th.
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
Fans have dubbed these stories the Miyagi-verse after Morita’s character; Morita passed away in 2011.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
Unfortunately, Jean-Marc Vallée, our incredible director, passed away this last year.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
The woman who originally owned the painting passed away just two days after the sale, leaving her three heirs to inherit her estate.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
In July of 2022, Sumo passed away suddenly at the age of 42.
—Jordan Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
Then our line producer [J. Michael Mendel] passed away.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Photo: Ann Broder / VHT for The Corcoran Group
David passed away in 2020, and Wanda died last year, leaving their apartment to their sons, who are now selling.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
Moschino Creative Director Davide Renne Passes Jeremy Scott’s successor at Moschino, Davide Renne has passed away.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
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Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
Fans have dubbed these stories the Miyagi-verse after Morita’s character; Morita passed away in 2011.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
Unfortunately, Jean-Marc Vallée, our incredible director, passed away this last year.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
The woman who originally owned the painting passed away just two days after the sale, leaving her three heirs to inherit her estate.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2023
In July of 2022, Sumo passed away suddenly at the age of 42.
—Jordan Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
Then our line producer [J. Michael Mendel] passed away.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
Photo: Ann Broder / VHT for The Corcoran Group
David passed away in 2020, and Wanda died last year, leaving their apartment to their sons, who are now selling.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
Moschino Creative Director Davide Renne Passes Jeremy Scott’s successor at Moschino, Davide Renne has passed away.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of pass away was
in the 13th century
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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