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What is the difference between demise and die ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between demise and die ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Demise is a noun and "to die" is a verb. Someone's demise is someone's death (noun). However, it sounds very dramatic, and we don't use it often when we speak.
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