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With the slow return of his memories comes the realization of his mission, which is to identify the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026 This convention established the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (USL) to highlight elements at high risk of dying out.—Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026 Well, that chatter died out quickly, as Manning and the Longhorns struggled.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Clan Buchanan, which is estimated to have 5 million members worldwide claiming common ancestry, has been without a chief for more than 300 years after the last one died out without a male heir.—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for die out