die out
Britishverb
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(of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left
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to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline
Example Sentences
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He was starting to worry that he would actually die out there, waiting on the side of the road, in the freezing cold.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
Natives actually tend to do better after several years of drought, once invasives not adapted to the arid climate die out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
He predicted that with his track shut, greyhound racing would die out in Scotland.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Going forward, geologists, engineers and economists will be needed, especially as Greenland's traditional livelihoods of hunting and fishing are expected to gradually die out as professions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Some are caused by microbes capable of maintaining themselves in animals or in the soil, with the result that the disease doesn’t die out but remains constantly available to infect people.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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