How to Use presumed dead in a Sentence

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• Her children, Karen and Michael, were missing, presumed dead, although their bodies were never found.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
• Advertisement Arlo, though, is absent and presumed dead, and Naoise’s mom (Simone Kirby) has become a shut-in.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
• The actor has been presumed dead for the last eight years.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 May 2023
• Due to the human toes found at the scene, Joe is presumed dead.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
• The two dragons crash into the lake and the two men are presumed dead.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 July 2024
• Since then, the bodies of two victims have been found and the rest are presumed dead.
  — Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2024
• Two were rescued, and the remaining six were presumed dead the next day.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Rogers' body has never been found, but she is presumed dead.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• They were presumed dead and all but one has since been recovered.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 2 May 2024
• Her remains have never been found and she is presumed dead.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• The crash has closed off a major U.S. port and left six construction workers on the bridge presumed dead.
  — Mike Catalini, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Their boss was missing and presumed dead, along with 18 others.
  — Laurel Chor, NPR, 21 June 2024
• Four men who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of its collapse fell into the water, and are presumed dead.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
• Things go awry when he’s presumed dead and a replacement clone, dubbed Mickey 8, tries to take his place.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
• The discovery marks the fourth body found at the scene, with two other victims are still missing and presumed dead.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
• Although the couple’s bodies have not been found, they are presumed dead.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• Thousands more are buried under the rubble and presumed dead.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2023
• Only a handful of hostages have been rescued and many of those who remain are presumed dead.
  — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
• Divers have recovered the bodies of two others, and the other four are presumed dead.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
• Both he and his son, Suleman, were presumed dead in the submersible disaster.
  — NBC News, 23 June 2023
• Tributes to the five victims came pouring in after the Coast Guard announced they were presumed dead.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 June 2023
• After a two-week search for the boy, police announced Thursday that Noel is presumed dead.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• More than 70 people on the islands were killed, with hundreds missing and presumed dead.
  — Matthew Monagan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023
• The whales known as No. 3780, Half-Note and Skittle were each documented with calves, but the calves went missing and are presumed dead.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024
• Rescuers had pulled out two workers, but the six were presumed dead after an hourslong search.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
• At least 37 of them are presumed dead, Israel officials have said.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
• The four missing people are presumed dead based on the time elapsed between when the boat may have gone down, and water temperatures in the area.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
• The four missing people are presumed dead based on the time elapsed between when the boat may have gone down, and water temperatures in the area.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
• Farber Dulos’ body has never been found, but she is presumed dead.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
• This year, Princess Calla, presumed dead, enters the contest in disguise, with the intent to overthrow her uncle, King Kasa.
  — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024