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

Determining the exact death toll has been complicated because several bodies were blown apart by the force of the explosion. —ABC News, 1 June 2026

For Tomás, capturing recent history is a quantitative pursuit—subtract the post-famine population from the pre-famine population to unleash the death toll in all its horror. —Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

On Monday, a spokesperson for the TNLA said a hospital tally put the death toll at 39, with 75 injured, in the first official toll the group has issued. —Reuters, NBC news, 1 June 2026

The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in Washington has risen to 11, and all the victims have been identified. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 1 June 2026

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