These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'perish.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Definition: to destroy, destroy utterly Usage: (a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).
Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023 See More 2023 Kill or be killed, win the throne or serve as vassal, sleep under your own roof or perish in the forest: No show has a darker heart. 2023 By that time, half of the group had already perished on Cheynes Beach near Albany, in southern Western Australia. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. Crappy definition: If you describe something as crappy, you think it is of very poor quality. Take your English to the next level The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. 2023 The teams are trying not only to stop deaths, but to save brain cells that can perish within minutes of oxygen deprivation. adjective /pert/ /pert/ not before noun (British English, informal) (of a person) very cold We were perished. Vogue, 17 July 2023 Unfortunately, the second helicopter crashed and, tragically, all three members perished. 2023 When their parents perish in a fire, the precocious Baudelaire siblings are forced to move into a captivating, gothic mansion with their very distant relative, Count Olaf (and who doesn’t love a story about orphan children). 2023 Nearly 100 people died in India this June as a result of higher-than-usual temperatures, the AP reported, while local news agencies said 15 people perished over the weekend in sweltering heat that engulfed Japan and South Korea.
2023 Khara Khota, Mongolia This ancient city in the Gobi Desert is believed to be haunted by the many former citizens that perished in the 14th century during a siege and slaughter by a rival army. From apo and the base of olethros to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively - destroy, die. Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. Recent Examples on the Web An 11-year-old girl who has undergone 60 surgeries after being shot seven times in Uvalde - and witnessed her classmates and teachers perish in front of her - is one of its first beneficiaries.
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