loss of life
idiomatic phrase
: death
… street robberies, often accompanied by cruel wounds, and not unfrequently by loss of life …—
Charles Dickens
: incidences of people dying
Charles DickensIn 1900 a hurricane struck Galveston, Texas, destroying the city and killing over 6,000 persons—the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster ever recorded in the United States.—David H. Hickcox
David H. HickcoxExamples of loss of life in a Sentence
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Advertisement But the loss of life — about 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7 and more than 34,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip — has caused many to double down on one side.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Kirk was once angry at officials for not sounding the sirens and possibly preventing loss of life.
—Emily Lippiello, ABC News, 9 May 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Kirk was once angry at officials for not sounding the sirens and possibly preventing loss of life.
—Emily Lippiello, ABC News, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for loss of life
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“Loss of life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loss%20of%20life. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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