natural death
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of natural death
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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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
Even after the change in the legislation, about 98% of the assisted deaths in 2021 were people deemed near their natural death, according to Health Canada data.
From Reuters ● Jul. 15, 2023
"We want to assure Hamdan's friends and our community that this was an entirely natural death and could not have been predicted," the family said in a statement released by their lawyer.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
“It might’ve been a person with major diabetes whose blood sugar got out of control. Is that a natural death or was that contributed to by the storms?” she asked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
It is often said that nature has no disdain, and therefore the natural death lacks the concept of anger, of revenge, of meanness, and that it is even sometimes—shudder—beautiful.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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