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How to use the word knell in a Sentence?

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What we're seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy, it's not just Donald Trump.

Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

What we're seeing now is either the beginning or the death knell of an extreme MAGA philosophy, it's not just Trump.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I have never been exposed to someone as prepared, as fair, as impartial, as unbiased and as precise in his language as John Gleeson, john Gotti could spell a death knell for a case just in three or four words.

James Gagliano

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Emirates switching all of its order would certainly be the death knell for the A380.

Ellis Taylor

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Michigan State University’s probably more a spur toaction than a huge death knell.

John Beck

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I would have thought this would be a death knell for that company because their entire business basis is privacy, it just goes to say that all press is good press...The awareness of the brand is through the roof.

Mark Brooks

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

His entire campaign is based on him being a blunt instrument he can get back at Washington with. If he dulls those edges, that would be the death knell for him. it will be interesting to see how Scott Walker performs in this environment. I think we have to see if this [debate] diminishes his stature or he is able to craft an everyman persona who is a nice contrast to the bigger personalities.

Steve Deace

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I don’t think being left out of the debate is a death knell.

Steve Deace

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.

Theodore Roosevelt

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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