sound/ring/toll the death knell

phrase

literary

: to cause the end of

Many people thought that the Internet would sound/ring/toll the death knell for newspapers.

Examples of sound/ring/toll the death knell in a Sentence

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Intriguingly, while many predicted that the COVID shutdown would sound the death knell for much of the music instrument and equipment industries, North American sales for 2021 rose 20 percent to set an all-time record of $8,906,561,000. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026

Overwatering and Underwatering New Plants Overwatering and underwatering, indicated by brown or brittle leaves, can sound the death knell for a new crepe myrtle. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025

Along with the anger, there is resignation — a grim acceptance that this news may sound the death knell for their already slim hopes of wresting the Premier League title away from Liverpool. — James McNicholas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025

With this is mind, could Noma’s closure sound the death knell for fine dining altogether? — Lela London, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023

The current protests in Iran sound the death knell of the Islamic Republic. — Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022

That came as a shock to many in the Democratic Caucus and seemed to sound the death knell for the Build Back Better act for a while. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022

Despite speculation about whether the trend of working from home would sound the death knell of downtown offices, most of the company’s tenants are staying put. — Christian Barker, Forbes, 7 June 2021