Examples of pass away in a Sentence
the old woman passed away quietly
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DePriest passed away on September 29 of natural causes at her home in Greenwich Village, her daughter Sara Kimbell confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Alek Giovanni Rivera, who passed away last November, entered Ann Storck’s residential intermediate care facility as a 10-year-old after his premature birth left him medically fragile.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Nearly half of the people who contracted Herpes B from the monkeys in laboratories passed away, while the other half suffered permanent neurological damage, University of Florida researchers have found.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Alek Giovanni Rivera, who passed away last November, entered Ann Storck’s residential intermediate care facility as a 10-year-old after his premature birth left him medically fragile.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Nearly half of the people who contracted Herpes B from the monkeys in laboratories passed away, while the other half suffered permanent neurological damage, University of Florida researchers have found.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
After Nora and Agnes’ mother passes away, Gustav returns to Oslo (and the gorgeous family house that has played home to some of their biggest tragedies) and tries to reestablish himself in his family’s lives.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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