sound/ring/toll the death knell
idiom
literary
: to cause the end of
Many people thought that the Internet would sound/ring/toll the death knell for newspapers.
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Overwatering and Underwatering New Plants Overwatering and underwatering, indicated by brown or brittle leaves, can sound the death knell for a new crepe myrtle.
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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
The current protests in Iran sound the death knell of the Islamic Republic.
—Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022
With this is mind, could Noma’s closure sound the death knell for fine dining altogether?
—Lela London, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
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
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
Some predict, pessimistically, that B2Bs will sound the death knell for trade shows and independent sales reps, but those fears are probably overblown.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2021
Wednesday night, Lebanon's Central Bank issued an announcement that seemed to finally sound the death knell on the country's floundering economy.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
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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
The current protests in Iran sound the death knell of the Islamic Republic.
—Masih Alinejad, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2022
With this is mind, could Noma’s closure sound the death knell for fine dining altogether?
—Lela London, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
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
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
Some predict, pessimistically, that B2Bs will sound the death knell for trade shows and independent sales reps, but those fears are probably overblown.
—Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2021
Wednesday night, Lebanon's Central Bank issued an announcement that seemed to finally sound the death knell on the country's floundering economy.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
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