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Meanings of own demise in English

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Usage of own demise in English
1
In other words, most people are the agents of their own demise.
Wired
2
The thought recurred to Kershaw: Might he have arranged his own demise?
White corridor
3
The Argentinian, however, contributed to his own demise with 70 unforced errors.
Reuters
4
Perhaps it is we, for no Diviner can foretell its own demise.
Midnight at the well of souls
5
He was still alive at the moment of her own demise.
Surrender to the will of the night
6
We may be the only species that was consistent in our own demise.
Ebony
7
As he pondered his own demise, Voytek became concerned about Robert.
Rock and Ice Magazine
8
Do some people get an advance glimpse of their own demise?
Ghosts
9
I'm a spectator of our own demise and there's nothing I can do.
I am number four
10
Every movement made him feel dizzy, perhaps he was heading for his own demise.
Depths
11
I'm being greedy enough by daring to set the agenda of my own demise.
Real life & liars
12
Are you plotting general mayhem, or just my own demise?
Darkness unleashed
13
Intoned the seer, You've all contributed to your own demise.
Climbing Magazine
14
Ironically, successful clones are the cause of their own demise.
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
15
Lise shrieks and sobs her way through this short, grim book towards her own demise.
The Guardian
16
They had allowed him to betray himself, to pick the time of his own demise.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
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