Sentence examples for essentially died from inspiring English sources

In early August, the bill essentially died when it was blocked by a Republican filibuster.

The quarantine program essentially died in the 1970's with the eradication of smallpox and several other communicable diseases.

When he didn't (his body was flown by helicopter to an unknown location in the desert for a hasty burial), the Republican Brotherhood essentially died.

Yes, injuries can happen at any time, but that's little comfort for the Indiana Pacers whose 2014-15 title hopes, as meager as they were, essentially died the moment George's leg got caught in a Las Vegas stanchion.

When a franchise that essentially died more than a decade ago comes back to life with such fervor, we need to ask ourselves how and why that happened.

Brianna took a sip, spit it up with a grunt and then, essentially, died.

If the general counsel does not find enough evidence to issue a complaint, the owners' charge would essentially die with no appeals process.

Christopher Hitchens went out the same way, essentially dying at his laptop, churning out essays, reviews, introductions and "Mortality," a last book.

"To have these two men, who took Jamie from us, sentenced to essentially die in jail, is absolutely fitting," the statement said.

The research found that links across all genres, from comedy to news, follow the same pattern, receiving an initial burst of attention, which quickly peaks, and then the link essentially dies.

His decision to resign stunned the world, because no pope had done so in nearly six centuries and because his predecessor, John Paul II, had pressed on through profound infirmity, essentially dying bit by bit on a public stage, before a worldwide audience.