Wiktionary
cease to be
vb. (context idiomatic English) to die
Usage examples of "cease to be".
From that point onward, our legend will cease to be merely a private affair, and will become a part of universal legendry, with its actions and consequences recorded in the annals of mankind.
The United States will cease to be a fact except in the historical sense.
But at what level of complexity does simulation cease to be possible?
Antagonize the Race enough and the Reich will abruptly cease to be.
When we cease to be healthy, and suffering goes on a long time, death is a gift.
Would you, dear reader, go naked if zippers should cease to be made?
The result would not be that he would cease to be interested in trains.
When I become Wesley Crusher full-time, I cease to be the Traveler.