perishes
- present tense form of perish (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"We need to get the food out as soon as we can before it perishes," Steele said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
When the cells die, their myelin production perishes with them, causing myelin sheaths to break down with nothing to replenish them.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
West of the Cascades, many a plant perishes due to excessive rain in winter, even though it’s cold hardy and “drought-tolerant.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
The two-part sixth, and final, season of “The Crown” explores Princess Diana’s final days before she perishes in a car accident.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
But the actor's art perishes with him; when he dies, the memory of his expressive face and graceful form goes into the oblivion that keeps the echoes of his golden voice.
From The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces by Kilmer, Joyce
