Examples of pass away in a Sentence
the old woman passed away quietly
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The building also recalls the shipyard’s past and pays homage to its founder, Giovanna’s father Paolo Vitelli, who passed away in 2024.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo has passed away at age 51 due to cancer.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Their dog Copper had passed away a month earlier, and his mother Tricia Reagan tried to explain that the same thing happened to his half sister Sarah.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Some will never be signed as players have passed away or refuse to sign, including Rickey Wright, a journeyman pitcher with the Texas Rangers.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo has passed away at age 51 due to cancer.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Their dog Copper had passed away a month earlier, and his mother Tricia Reagan tried to explain that the same thing happened to his half sister Sarah.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Some will never be signed as players have passed away or refuse to sign, including Rickey Wright, a journeyman pitcher with the Texas Rangers.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass away
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“Pass away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20away. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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