Perished has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Twenty people perished in the blaze. | |
| 2. | A lot of fish perished. | |
| 3. | The sailors perished in the sea. | |
| 4. | The city perished in the earthquake. | |
| 5. | It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth. | |
| 6. | Tell him that I have perished and that my cadaver is now being used by medical students at a leading Catholic university. | |
| 7. | The flowers perished from the frost. | |
| 8. | Ukraine's glory has not yet perished, neither her freedom. | |
| 9. | My whole family perished in the fire. | |
| 10. | Your uncle perished by the sword; you will perish by water; and your Mary by fire! |