How do you use the word "demise" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "demise" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "demise": He met his demise at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands. After the demise of Stalin, Korolev gained the support of the new leader, Nikita Khrushchev.

Demise Meaning

/dɪˈmaɪz/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.

nounTransmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

Sentence Examples

He met his demise at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands.

After the demise of Stalin, Korolev gained the support of the new leader, Nikita Khrushchev.

Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

death

Antonyms:

birth

CEFR Practice Quiz

The company's sudden ____ shocked its employees and investors alike.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He met his ____ at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English demyse, dimise, dimisse, dymyse, from Middle French démise, the feminine singular past participle of démettre (“to put down, relinquish”); from Latin dēmissa, feminine singular of perfect passive participle of dēmittō. The "death" and "end" senses derive by way of euphemism from the legal sense, as a person's death was a common way that the legal demise could be accomplished. The verb is from Middle English dimisen, from the noun.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Immediately upon the Royal Assent being signified to this Act the Instrument of Abdication […] shall have effect, and thereupon His Majesty shall cease to be King and there shall be a demise of the Crown, and accordingly the member of the Royal Family then next in succession to the Throne shall succeed thereto and to all the rights, privileges, and dignities thereunto belonging." — 1936, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1”, in His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, page 1:

"Earth looked her loveliest to receive my sweet sister's gentle dust; but all was harsh and sullen as her own nature when Lady Avonleigh's haughty ashes returned to their original element. Immediately after her demise, her son went abroad, and I accompanied him." — 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 124:

"More than a quarter of a century after the fraught events that followed the privatisation of the railway, Corbett has provided a warts and all analysis of what led to the spate of rail disasters in the aftermath of the break-up of British Rail, and (ultimately) to the demise of the company." — 2026 March 4, Christian Wolmar, “Railtrack: what really happened”, in RAIL, number 1056, page 50:

"“Who is going to move against him [V. Putin]? Everyone is simply waiting for his demise,” [Oleg] Tinkov added." — 2026 May 24, Pjotr Sauer, Shaun Walker, “‘There is profound disappointment in him’: mood in Russia turns against Putin”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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