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

Israeli leaders have said little about the unprecedented death toll in Gaza, the humanitarian catastrophe and the lack of reconstruction. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

That the death toll continues to mount during a cease-fire is a testament to the dystopian reality that has become Gaza’s new normal. — Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

In the most extreme, low-probability scenarios, at the very tip of the long tail, the calculated death toll was huge, in the tens of millions. — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026

The rising death toll has fueled protests in New York, from college encampments to marches. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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