natural death
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of natural death
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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“A natural death would have been less painful for us, the humans watching, as he started to flourish in the wild,” Tiana Williams-Claussen, the tribe’s wildlife department director, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025
Nearly all of those who requested assisted dying - around 96% - had a foreseeable natural death.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
The medical examiner concluded it was a natural death caused by heart problems.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
It was a fairly radical innovation in its day, an era when kings and emperors generally gave up power only upon natural death or at the point of a weapon.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023
The numbers were staggering and clearly defied a natural death rate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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