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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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
Officials estimate that more than 6 million bats have perished across the U.S. from the syndrome as of 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
Local officials in the town of Chiva, near Valencia, said it was "impossible" to put a final figure on the number of people who have perished.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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
