slow death

Examples (10)

• She died a slow and painful death.
• Without innovation, the old company was facing a slow death.
• The patient with the terminal illness was resigned to a slow death.
• Many feared that the art of letter writing was dying a slow death.
• Deprived of sunlight, the plant underwent a slow death.
• Their marriage ended not with a bang, but with a slow death from neglect.
• The poison guaranteed a slow death, allowing the victim days of agony.
• He watched his dreams suffer a slow death as rejections mounted.
• Pollution from the factory caused the slow death of the river.
• If we don't adapt, our entire industry will suffer a slow death.