perish
verb (used without object)
to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc..
will perish
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future tenseof perish.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Those who rise to the occasion will prosper, and those who ignore it will perish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
If the ice breaks up under the chicks before they are able to swim, in around December, Peter warns they will perish.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
Holcomb, who also is a minister, said “we must recognize that we will perish as fools if we don’t find a way to live amongst each other.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
“Those who play with fire will perish by it,” he told Mr. Biden during a marathon call in July, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Eventually the dimming will reverse itself, but scientists predict all multicellular life on Earth will perish long before that occurs.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
