bleed to death

phrase

: die from having lost too much blood
The man almost bled to death.

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So the idea of witnessing a wedding and what that does to you internally birthed the idea of, okay, actually, a bunch of people are going to spontaneously bleed to death at this wedding. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Tom’s arm becomes trapped in the door frame and is severed as the elevator moves, leaving him to bleed to death. Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 The question is, will the Court also rule that women deserve full Equal Protection rights on the grounds that no woman should bleed to death in combat as a second-class citizen? Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 Most notably, this difference means that a cockroach doesn’t bleed to death after losing its head in the same way that a mammal would. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Venom from snakes in the viper family rips up tissues, causing victims to bleed to death. Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Stotts is accused of leaving her newborn daughter there after failing to seek medical care after giving birth and failing to clamp the umbilical cord, causing the baby girl to bleed to death. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024 The placenta could also detach from the wall of the uterus, causing the parent to bleed to death. Kristin Myers, The Conversation, 4 June 2024 The teen mob fled into the building, leaving the victim to bleed to death, according to one neighbor. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 May 2024

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“Bleed to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bleed%20to%20death. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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