perished
/ (ˈpɛrɪʃt) /
informal (of a person, part of the body, etc) extremely cold
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How to use perished in a sentence
All in all, approximately 13,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian laborers perished while working on the railway.
Her brother perished in the North Tower of the World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start | Tim Mak | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome of those 900 bison might have perished naturally during the killing cold of winter and provided spring food for grizzlies.
At Towton Field, on 29th March, 1461, 33,000 men perished by the sword and were buried there.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe city insisted that such honors are reserved for people like the firefighters and cops who perished in the 9/11 attacks.
How Brooklyn’s First Ice Cream Girl Fought City Hall–and Won | Michael Daly | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
For the waters of Nemrim shall be desolate, for the grass is withered away, the spring is faded, all the greenness is perished.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe entire city was burnt down, and upwards of 200,000 of the inhabitants perished in the flames.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAt first I almost perished with loneliness, but now that I have a few acquaintances here I am enjoying it.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayA local publication gives full details of those who have looked—and perished.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThe last fang belonging to chimney-pot Liz had perished in that great conflagration!
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
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