When the committee announced the award, Di Pietro stepped forward to accept it with quiet pride.

Di Lorenzo presented his research at the international conference in Rome.

The Di Carlo family opened a café near the university.

The villagers called the stormy anniversary a dies infaustus that they would never forget.

When the applause dies away, she finally lets out a relieved laugh.

By the time we reached the shore, the thunder had died away, leaving only distant rumbles.

After the pond was polluted, many of the native fish died off within a few months.

When the pond's oxygen level drops, the fish population dies off rapidly.

After the storm passed, the howling wind died down, leaving branches scattered across the yard.

Once the applause dies down, she begins to speak about her research.