die out

verb

1. (of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left

2. to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline

Idioms and Phrases

Gradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

In his view, it is time to fight against these villages dying out.

From BBC

It was held, even in the South, to be a regrettable evil which the slave states would eventually abolish or allow to die out in some undefined way.

From Salon

"This doesn't feel real, I was absolutely dying out there," she said.

From BBC

Simons told The Times the advantages for the church include survivors dying out, getting tired and quitting or greatly reducing their expectations.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether we should see this as a neat bit of symbolism about de-extinction or a defiant, stubborn reference to industries that ought to have died out long ago is an open question.

From Salon

Related Words

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• recede 
• retire 
• retreat 
• sink 
• wane