giving up the ghost (Meaning)

giving 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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giving up the ghost Sentence Examples

The old car finally gave up the ghost, sputtering to a halt on the side of the highway.
The once-vibrant city was now a ghost town, having given up the ghost years ago.
The receiver line on the telephone was silent, a clear indication that the device had given up the ghost.
After a long and valiant battle with cancer, the beloved grandmother finally gave up the ghost, passing away peacefully in her sleep.
The old wooden bridge groaned and creaked under the weight of the truck, seemingly about to give up the ghost.
The abandoned house stood empty and derelict, its windows boarded up as if it had given up the ghost long ago.
The flickering light bulb struggled to stay lit, dimming and brightening rapidly before giving up the ghost and plunging the room into darkness.
The once-thriving business had finally given up the ghost, closing its doors after decades of operation.
The hikers were alarmed when the trail suddenly disappeared into a dense thicket, as if the path itself had given up the ghost.
The old clock on the mantelpiece had stopped ticking, its hands frozen in time as if it had given up the ghost.

FAQs About the word giving 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

falling, checking out, perishing, kicking in, passing (on),dying, stepping out, buying it, passing away, kicking off

breathing, living,coming to, being,existing, reviving, lingering,thriving, flourishing, subsisting

The old car finally gave up the ghost, sputtering to a halt on the side of the highway.

The once-vibrant city was now a ghost town, having given up the ghost years ago.

The receiver line on the telephone was silent, a clear indication that the device had given up the ghost.

After a long and valiant battle with cancer, the beloved grandmother finally gave up the ghost, passing away peacefully in her sleep.

giving up the ghost (Meaning)