untimely death
collocation in Englishmeaningsofuntimelyanddeath
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untimely
adjective
uk/ʌnˈtaɪm.li/us/ʌnˈtaɪm.li/
Something bad that is untimely happens unexpectedly early or at a time that is ...
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death
noun[C or U]
uk/deθ/us/deθ/
the end ...
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(Definition ofuntimelyanddeathfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofuntimely death
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He occupied this position after theuntimelydeathof his father more than a decade and half ago.
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The rift is observable up until the writer'suntimelydeath.
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Hisuntimelydeathlimited his contributions to the literature of exploration.
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Hisuntimelydeathin 1998, however, means that he cannot clarify his point of view further.
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In the face of her son'suntimelydeath, his talents and skills became her own.
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Along with them, we regret hisuntimelydeath.
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This is one of several moments at which one's regret for theuntimelydeathof such a committed scholar becomes especially acute.
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This thesis was never examined owing to the tragic anduntimelydeathof the author.
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This led to a rich intellectual output, part pragmatic, part impatient activism and, unfortunately, hisuntimelydeath.
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So, two years after his mostuntimelydeath, works continue to appear bearing his name, in a welcome but slightly spooky progression.
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Until hisuntimelydeath, he was investigating how easily this ontology could be expanded to other aspects of commonsense reasoning.
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Moreover,untimelydeathmight leave the family unprepared with no appropriate person capable of taking over the headship duties, forcing the family to settle for whoever was available.
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Hezzel's advisors were reportedly punished by anuntimelydeath.
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Hisuntimelydeathin 1999 robbed the community of a particularly stimulating 'player'.
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I am also thinking of the billions of miserable lives (followed byuntimelydeath) led by sentient food-animals, in a world where humans have other food options.
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We look to our doctors to be our guides and helpers in this crusade against disease, suffering, anduntimelydeath.
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I regret hisuntimelydeath, and all the more because he was an old friend of mine.
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I think everyone here will be deeply conscious of the tragedy of hisuntimelydeath.
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Had she been seen and properly diagnosed, heruntimelydeathcould have been avoided.
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This is a clear and recognised method of making provision for widows and children in the event ofuntimelydeath.
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