death toll

noun

: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.

Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.

The virus's death toll is expected to rise.

Examples of death toll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By the time Trump left office, America was still grappling with the pandemic and during his final hours in office, the death toll eclipsed 400,000. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 June 2024 The death toll over the past week has reached 23 protesters killed by police. —

Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024 In the pandemic, the Philippines suffered a high death toll and low vaccine uptake. —

Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 By Yasmeen Serhan June 26, 2024 1:29 PM EDT As the death toll in Gaza continues to grow amid Israel’s punishing bombardment of the Strip, so too does another statistic: the missing children. —

Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for death toll

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