How to Use death toll in a Sentence

death toll

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  • There is no independent source for the death toll in Gaza.
    — Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
  • The death toll reflects the demand for the use of rhino horns in traditional medicine.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 4 July 2024
  • This escalating death toll is despite an increase in efforts by many groups to provide water, cooled shelter and other services throughout the summer.
    — Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
  • The death toll from Saturday’s tornado in Valley View includes two children, ages 2 and 5.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 May 2024
  • After a brief period of international support for its war, Israel has faced increasing criticism as the war has dragged on and the death toll has climbed.
    — Josef Federman, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024
  • But over the years, the war in Vietnam had divided the nation; 1968 would see the highest American death toll in a single year.
    — Melissa August, TIME, 15 July 2024
  • Sara Ganim: Earlier the Palestinian envoy spoke emotionally about the death toll in Gaza.
    — Sara Ganim, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen sharply to 157 and the number could increase further, a government official said on Tuesday.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • Since the initial news broke, the death toll has increased.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And the death toll of U.S. citizens rose to 30, with 13 still missing.
    — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But the official death toll has not risen since Aug. 21.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The death toll of the Maui fires, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, now stands at 114 people.
    — Paola Rosa-Aquino, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The death toll over the past week has reached 23 protesters killed by police.
    — Ayen Deng Bior, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
  • Thousands more were missing and the death toll is likely to rise in the coming days.
    — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In Tennessee, the statewide death toll rose to 15 on Sunday, with three deaths in the city of Memphis alone.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The death toll stood at 103 Tuesday night but was expected to rise.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 14 June 2023
  • The government said hundreds of people were killed in the clash, but others put the death toll in the thousands.
    — Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Saturday's report on the death toll was up two from the day before.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Hamilton County’s 2022 death toll marked a six-year low.
    — Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2023
  • In Michigan, the death toll hovered around 3,000 during those years.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The group insists that the war in Gaza—which has outraged Arab public opinion over the high death toll—must first come to an end.
    — Firas Maksad, TIME, 22 June 2024
  • Flood damage in the city of Derna, where the death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The overall death toll, however, may not tell the whole story.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Hamas health officials say the death toll has topped 9,400 people.
    — CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • People are still dying, adding to the death toll here that is approaching 6,000.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The pastor doubted that approach on its own would make a dent in the country’s daily death toll.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • And as the death toll in Gaza keeps rising, more and more people believe Israel should agree to a ceasefire.
    — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Some estimates, though, set the death toll even higher.
    — Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The airstrikes come as Israel and Hamas approach their 100th day of war, with no end to the conflict in sight and the death toll continuing to rise.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The death toll from an attack on a concert hall in Moscow continues to rise.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024

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