How to Use pass away in a Sentence

pass away

verb

• In the years since the couple bought the lot, the husband had passed away.
  — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
• My husband of 42 years passed away a year and a half ago.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
• Seidler, who owned the San Diego Padres, passed away on Nov. 14.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023
• The iconic game-show host passed away two days ago at age 99.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Aug. 2023
• The younger Lazenby was the second child of Cave’s to pass away in recent years.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 24 May 2022
• Since then, giant pandas at the zoo have come and gone, been born and passed away.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• The great Norman Lear passed away on December 5th at the age of 101.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
• The medium told me, ‘Your mom's giving you signs of threes,’ and my dad passed away April 3.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• Harrison Ford will take over the role of Ross from William Hurt, who passed away in 2022.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 28 July 2024
• Henry Kissinger, who passed away this month, addressed the event.
  — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Our next-door neighbor passed away in July 2021 and didn’t leave a will.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• Fast forward to today: Dad has passed away, and our mom is still alive at 97.
  — Liz Weston, oregonlive, 15 July 2023
• The pope had passed away, and the top candidates to replace him were kidnapped.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
• My wife of over 30 years passed away four years ago after a long illness.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• Delon passed away in his longtime home in Douchy, France.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2024
• Melinda, my beloved wife of 28 years, passed away this morning.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024
• Last year, her 4-month-old son, Wyatt, passed away during a nap.
  — Lisa Ling, Analisa Novak, CBS News, 28 May 2024
• Hill is the third former Alabama player from the Saban era to pass away in the past year.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 2 Nov. 2021
• David McCallum, who played Ducky, had passed away in 2023.
  — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
• Peyton is the youngest person to pass away from Covid-19 in the state of Missouri according to state records.
  — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2020
• Byers passed away two days after the crash, and Orr succumbed to his injuries the day after the crash.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
• The sweater belonged to her husband Albert, a lifelong fan who passed away in March.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
• Zatkoff is the fourth Lions legend to pass away in recent months.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2021
• Sheehan dedicates the book to her dad, who passed away during the production of the book.
  — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Kaushal, who passed away at 91, left a lasting impression on the police force.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2024
• Cano did testify in the brothers’ defense, but passed away in 2003.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
• Then our line producer [J. Michael Mendel] passed away.
  — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Nov. 2023
• Mary McGee, a pioneering figure in the world of motorsports, has passed away at the age of 87.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
• But her daughter, who was next in line to inherit it, passed away from cancer in 2020.
  — Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024
• My little brothers passed away from a drug overdose some years ago.
  — Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024