But only a minority will find as much consolation in quantum physics as in the prospect of reuniting with their dearly departed in heaven.

ECONOMIST: Religion

My dearly departed 1967 Ford's 390 V-8 consumed two starters in about 120, 000 miles so I'd say you are doing about average or a bit better.

WSJ: Seeking the End of a Starter Problem

No matter how accurate the zingers of the dearly departed are, a goodly proportion of those who remain will shrug and possibly even feel a little defensive.

BBC: Magazine

But an e-mail is not the evening news, and perhaps it is time to begin saying our inevitable fond farewell to "Dear, " and to say that farewell before the salutation has already become dearly departed.

CNN: Is 'Dear' dead?