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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Rudy Grant, the consul general of Barbados to Miami, said an initial assessment of his showed no loss of life but the storm sank at least 50 vessels and damaged some 50 houses.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
His family’s world was destroyed by this tragic – and preventable – loss of life.
—Dr. Cassie Stegall, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Any effort to downplay or dismiss such loss of life is as big a lie as the one that fueled the riot in the first place.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
Officials mourned the loss of life but said the attack didn't constitute a major ground incursion that crosses any U.S. red lines.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 May 2024
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
His family’s world was destroyed by this tragic – and preventable – loss of life.
—Dr. Cassie Stegall, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
Any effort to downplay or dismiss such loss of life is as big a lie as the one that fueled the riot in the first place.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
Officials mourned the loss of life but said the attack didn't constitute a major ground incursion that crosses any U.S. red lines.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 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 26 Jul. 2024.
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