dead and buried

idiom

variants or dead and gone

1

: no longer living : dead

He's been dead and buried for 50 years.

relatives long dead and gone

2

: no longer used or accepted

Those old family traditions are dead and buried.

The days of our childhood are dead and gone.

Examples of dead and buried in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, the Islanders lit them up with four goals in the third period and the locker room after that game suggested that the Penguins were dead and buried. —Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

The annual Game Developers Conference is about to kick off, and even though Stadia is dead and buried, Google has a lot of plans for games. —Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025

Less than a month ago, Nebraska basketball was dead and buried. —Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

Kansas State barged its way into this column like a lavender-colored Kool-Aid Man thanks to Top 25 wins at home over Kansas and Arizona, a stunning turn for a team that seemed dead and buried just three weeks ago. —Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025