Deceased

//diˈsist//

"Deceased" in a Sentence (19 examples)

The deceased was eighty years old.

A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased.

The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.

He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.

She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.

He deceased yesterday.

Christopher Columbus once discovered an entire ship of deceased sailors... and politely ignored it.

In some areas of the world, you can still get sued if you slander or libel a deceased person.

I have known the deceased for a long time.

He wants to be a husband at every wedding, and the deceased at every funeral.

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1969, Monty Python, Dead Parrot Sketch That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.

Publicity handouts from Dick's long-deceased record label would have us believe that he was born in Cleveland in 1952.

The executor's commission for winding up the deceased estate was 3.5%.

You look so good, I'm deceased!

I am deceased, my nuts have been busted.

"So that's it? We're not going to talk anymore? I won't see you?" she asks through tears. "Oh, you'll see me," Deborah replies. "In court!" (OUCH.) Deborah walks away. And I am deceased.

The deceased was interred in his local churchyard.

a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars

Deceased had already made a will in his favour before her marriage, but—and Mr. Philips wagged an expressive forefinger—the prisoner was not aware of that. What had induced the deceased to make a fresh will, with the old one still extant, he could not say.

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