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

Iran has been plunged into a nationwide internet blackout as anti-regime protests intensify, severely restricting communication across the country as demonstrations enter their second week and the death toll reaches 44, according to reports. —Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

The growing death toll carries with it the chance of American intervention. —Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

What happened Protests sparked by the collapse of Iran’s currency have spread to 26 of the country’s 31 provinces, and the death toll has reached at least 19, the Human Rights Activists News Agency reported Monday. —Peter Weber, TheWeek, 5 Jan. 2026

Meanwhile, the death toll from a Russian missile attack on the city of Kharkiv on Friday increased to two, including a 3-year-old boy, Kharkiv regional head Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram on Saturday. —Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

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