How to Use departed in a Sentence
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The Ravens need someone to step in for the departed Josh Oliver, who evolved into one of top blocking tight ends in football and an unsung hero for last year’s team.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2023
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That’s not getting into the free-agent millions for departed pieces like Erik Flowers and Ted Karras.
—Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2021
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Once their segment ended, Dickerson reached down and gave her a long bear hug, and as her wheelchair was pushed offstage, the two departed hand in hand.
—Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 11 Nov. 2021
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The departed executives collectively had put in more than 100 years of work for the Raiders, with most of their tenures stretching back to when Al Davis was still alive.
—New York Times, 13 May 2022
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In addition to those who sought some kind of physical contact with either the departed or the new monarch, many more went to churches and cathedrals to express their grief and pray for the new reign.
—Town & Country, 5 May 2023
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The departed dog also got to meet the couple’s first child, daughter Bodhi, and the countless needy foster animals that helped the duo prepare for parenthood.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2018
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The 11th paper, the Menagerie of Extinct Animals, is digitally printed with the whole departed zoo.
—New York Times, 2 May 2018
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Then again, creating Earth-like oases amidst the Swarm as replacements for our departed planet might not be the true motivation of a Dyson Swarm society.
—Adam Hadhazy, Popular Mechanics, 30 Oct. 2020
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True, Marvel prefers not to tarnish its departed heroes’ images.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 July 2021
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Each of the departed defensive coaches had, at some point, raved about the Californian’s makeup and commitment to his craft.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
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Like her grandfather before her, Dany rode into battle on the back of her dragon, Drogon, named for her departed husband Khal Drogo.
—Rawan Eewshah, Allure, 7 Aug. 2017
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In the course of the evening, Gabriel Conroy's mother, father, grandfather and even the grandfather's eccentric departed horse, Johnny, are mentioned.
—Michael Carey, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2017
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The details emerged just days after Vicky Cornell shared an emotional letter to her departed husband with Billboard.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 May 2017
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London continues to work with En because of a common cigarette lighter passed on to En from her departed partner, a sign the ship takes as an ultimate evidence of trust.
—Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2017
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Charlotte and Anne are both horrified and ensorcelled, begging for any kind of contact with the departed and overcome with emotion at how Emily channels their mother’s kind thoughts.
—Kyle Smith, WSJ, 16 Feb. 2023
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Los Angeles’ beloved and departed mountain lion is getting a library card.
—Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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With stark simplicity, Julio Larraz captures the duality of the blue seas, as both path and barrier, while also suggesting the nostalgia of the departed and the longings of those who remain.
—Javier Zamora, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
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At the same time, many funeral homes have cut way back on memorials, burials and other rituals used to commemorate departed friends and family.
—CNN, 29 Mar. 2020
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These communications began when Clifton parted the veil and connected with departed family members but soon transformed into a ritual practice engaging a wider web of spirits who spoke of the Earth’s state.
—Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 14 July 2022
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Boughner is charged with sterilizing the stench of a sixth-place division finish last season, replacing four departed forwards and stabilizing a defensive corps that returns five of six defensemen.
—Matthew Defranks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2017
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Another picture incorporates a list of departed Black luminaries spelled out in glitter.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
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Filmmaker Laura Conway enacts a cinematic seance using archival documents to communicate with her departed communist grandparents and ask them questions about the end of capitalism.
—Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
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The departed epidemiologists - health scientists who analyze diseases within populations to help develop treatments and future prevention -- left separately over the last three months, Kimball said.
—Robert Higgs, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2020
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