gives up the ghost (Meaning)
gives up the ghost
to cease to live or function, to abandon (oneself) to a feeling, influence, or activity, to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching, to devote to a particular purpose or use, stop entry 1 sense 7a, to cease doing or attempting something especially as an admission of defeat, to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity, surrender entry 1 sense 1, to yield control or possession of, to desist from, to declare incurable or insoluble, to despair of seeing
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gives up the ghost Sentence Examples
- The ancient artifact finally gave up the ghost, revealing its secrets after centuries of silence.
- The old car sputtered and stalled, giving up the ghost on the side of the desolate highway.
- The dying patient took one last breath and gave up the ghost, leaving their loved ones in mourning.
- The stubborn old clock stubbornly ticked for years before finally giving up the ghost.
- The once-vibrant city gave up the ghost, becoming a desolate wasteland after the war.
- The old tree, weary from time and disease, gave up the ghost and collapsed with a deafening thud.
- The struggling business gave up the ghost, its dreams and ambitions dissolving into nothingness.
- The once-mighty empire gave up the ghost, crumbling under its own weight of corruption and decline.
- The feeble old man gave up the ghost, his life slipping away like sand through his fingers.
- The ghost itself gave up the ghost, its spectral form fading into the darkness from whence it came.
FAQs About the word gives up the ghost
to cease to live or function, to abandon (oneself) to a feeling, influence, or activity, to allow (a hit or run in baseball) while pitching, to devote to a part
falls,dies, perishes, buys it, passes (on), croaks, succumbs, kicks in, checks out, parts
comes to, lives, exists,breathes, is, subsists,revives, flourishes, lingers
The ancient artifact finally gave up the ghost, revealing its secrets after centuries of silence.
The old car sputtered and stalled, giving up the ghost on the side of the desolate highway.
The dying patient took one last breath and gave up the ghost, leaving their loved ones in mourning.
The stubborn old clock stubbornly ticked for years before finally giving up the ghost.
