die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

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In his later years, the force that propelled Jones from jazz musician to music mogul never seemed to die out. Kristin McGrath, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The weather is changing, summer flings are dying out, and the country feels on the brink of political turmoil. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024 Early dark energy posits that this extra expansion might have resulted from an additional repulsive force that was pushing against space at the time and has since died out. Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 Previously, tsunamis caused by landslides typically created waves that died out within a few hours. Evan Bush, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die out 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of die out was in 1853

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“Die out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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