In a sentence
Six example sentences with deceased, each labelled with its topic.
The will names a cousin as executor, so the deceased left instructions the family cannot easily set aside.
Law
Fayum painters produced lifelike panel portraits of the deceased, fixed over the face of the wrapped body.
Art
Ancient writers argued about what we owe the deceased, since a promise made to them can never be enforced again.
Philosophy
Organ donation from the deceased can help several patients, which is why hospitals ask families within hours.
Medicine
The bank froze the account until the executor produced a death certificate and proof that the deceased had named heirs.
Finance
The novel is narrated entirely through letters the deceased wrote to a sister who never answered them.
Literature
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