Learn How to Pronounce DEMISE – DEMISE in a Sentence

Learn how to pronounce DEMISE correctly by understanding the syllables. Then see DEMISE in a sentence along with an illustration as a memory aid.

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DEMISE – it’s a noun with 2 syllables. It can also be used as a verb in a legal context.

Stress the 2nd syllable. It’s pronounced dih◦MIZE

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DEMISE
Definition: death, or the end of an activity or existence of something

The clipart shows a silhouette of the mythological character, the Grim Reaper, a symbol of death.

Let’s see an illustrated sentence example.

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In the picture we see a stone marker with an inscription by the sea.

The sentence example reads: At the shoreline of Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, a stone marker indicates the place where British explorer James Cook met his demise in 1779.

Make a note of this collocation: “met his demise”. It is commonly used to describe someone’s death.

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Examples of DEMISE from news items:

A few weeks before his demise, a Soviet publication described him as “wrecked” – a “pitilessly” dumped product victimized by the American consumerist system.
Source: Salon
https://theconversation.com/was-there-anything-real-about-elvis-presley-184902

To those celebrating the demise of abortion rights: What is your plan now for supporting the thousands of children resulting from the countless involuntary pregnancies that are to come?
Source: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/27/their-dishonor-will-be-lighted-down/

United’s Kirby and American’s chief commercial officer, Vasu Raja, said they have seen no indication yet that the demise of the rule is affecting ticket sales one way or the other.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/airlines-want-to-bring-back-passengers-banned-over-masks/

Krafton, though, seems to be betting that a focus on technology will make its character stand out and avoid the demise of ill-fated virtual beings like the star of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/15/23169463/krafton-virtual-human-ana

“When I saw those temperature records I got pretty surprised,” Zhao says, considering the widely held view that falling temperatures made tending livestock challenging and contributed to the demise of the settlement.
Source: Science Magazine
https://www.science.org/content/article/greenland-s-vikings-may-have-vanished-because-they-ran-out-water

If you are interested in how to pronounce DEMISE, be sure to check other words in The Punctuation Guide such as:
Learn How to Pronounce TACTILE – TACTILE in a Sentence

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Slide 5 – Captain James Cook
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Marker
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