Death

When the old girl finally kicked the bucket there was no mention of yours truly in the will.

Look at the trees – the one that fell and got us and the other one beside it – were both due to come down, they were dead as dodos.

The cop announced that the body in the dumpster was dead as a doornail.

When the batteries in the remote control died, it was as dead as mutton, and we couldn't change the channel.

Did you hear that old Walt bought the farm?What a shame—at least he got to spend 92 years on this earth.

My grandfather was very hard working and brave and he died in harness.

After a long battle with illness, the elderly man peacefully gave up the ghost in his sleep.

At 90 years old, my grandfather often jokes about having one foot in the grave, but he's still quite active.

After the funeral service, family and friends gathered at the cemetery to lay their loved one to rest.

We all thought we were done for when the boat started to sink.

She lived on borrowed time for years before finally receiving a heart transplant.

In the war zone, soldiers were dying like flies in the fierce combat.

I hope to live a long, healthy life and avoid pushing up daisies for many more years.