How to Use the deceased in a Sentence

the deceased

noun

• A long time ago, both of them were in love with the widow of the deceased.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 July 2023
• All three of the deceased were declared dead at the scene, though a cause of death has not yet been released.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, Fox News, 25 July 2023
• All the actors were in contact with the survivors and the families of the deceased.
  — Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
• Wouldn’t the family of the deceased mouse/human raise a fuss?
  — Jesse Ball, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• The Joint Task Force North said that the names of the deceased will not be released until the next of kin have been notified.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
• In this moving book, Chung explores the idea that mourning the deceased is a way of keeping them alive.
  — Qian Julie Wang, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• Hagerty adds that such stories keep us in touch with the memory of the deceased.
  — John Baldoni, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
• Archaeologists say the bed may have been used to carry the deceased to the grave.
  — Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• In the season two finale of The Afterparty, viewers learn two things about the killer and one about the deceased, Edgar, the groom.
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
• The animals may have been buried to recreate the gardens for the deceased in the afterlife.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
• The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit has not released the name of the deceased or the names of those injured.
  — Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• For Catholics, the point is to pray for the deceased’s soul — and at the subsequent reception, to reminisce.
  — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 20 Feb. 2024
• Ashes floating on the Lahaina winds still carry the remains of the deceased.
  — Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
• Names of the deceased will be released soon, officials said.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
• The identities of the other Americans have not yet been made public, and the names of the deceased have not yet been released.
  — Ana Faguy, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Brad Duncan, the son of the deceased, allegedly entered the service armed, and tried to force his ex-wife outside.
  — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
• In the remaining graves, the deceased person was simply buried.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
• The sheriff's office said that the deceased included one woman and four men.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Local media reported at least one of the deceased victims is a child and one is a teacher.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 10 July 2023
• The stone construction of the tomb suggests the deceased were important people.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
• At a 16th-century Jewish cemetery in Lublin, iron locks were laid on shrouds, around the head of the deceased or, in the absence of a coffin, on a plank covering the corpse.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect the age of the deceased.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023
• Also, one of the deceased person’s children visited the house and took some items that their sibling had given to the parent.
  — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• How the citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina try to help For the families of the deceased, there is often no closure.
  — Ingrid Gercama, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
• Experts said these details are indicative of the status of the deceased — more steps mean a higher status.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• The department added the families of the deceased were notified.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• The international body could not determine the same for the deceased.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
• Their peers listen quietly, then ask questions about their grief journey and the deceased.
  — Time, 12 July 2023
• These religious artifacts were either found with the deceased — in their hand or on their torso — or they were placed on the coffin.
  — Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
• Detectives responded to the location and were able to confirm the deceased was Ariel.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024