perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
have perished
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present perfectof perish.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Annour said he would have perished there if not for Stauring and Scott, who introduced soccer to their camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A helpful map of the globe points out notoriously treacherous waters, including those off the southern tip of South America, where countless sailors have perished in the turbulent seas around Cape Horn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
But despite its bristly concept, “The End” largely forgoes any direct images of annihilation, settling into a vast underground bunker with seemingly endless resources well after most humans have perished.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024
The dryad who would have perished with it told him to ask anything he desired and she would give it.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
