die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

Examples of die out in a Sentence

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In a span of days, 17 elderly residents died out of a population of just 2,600. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025 Five years after the events of Dominion, in which dinosaurs mingled with humans all over the globe, these creatures are now dying out. Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024 But by the fourth round, as Tyson began to look like a 58-year-old who hadn’t had a professional fight in 19 years, the crowd began to die out. Ryan Morik, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024 Over the years, demographic and social shifts have weakened many street gangs and caused some to die out. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for die out 

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of die out was in 1853

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“Die out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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