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

From dawn, Israeli warplanes hit Gaza City in the north, the central city of ⁠Deir al-Balah and the southern area of Khan Younis, causing the biggest daily death toll in weeks, according to Palestinian health officials. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Sources told the newspaper that the event was heavily guarded, which may have prevented a significantly higher death toll. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

The death toll rose to 57 on Friday on the Spanish side of the border, Reuters reported, including some who drowned and others who were crushed while trying to climb the breakwater that holds the border fence. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Klitschko later said several non-residential sites caught fire following the strikes and that a missile struck the home of a large family, warning that the death toll could rise as rescue crews searched through the rubble. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

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