How to Use death in a Sentence

death

noun

• People around the world mourned his death.
• The newspaper did not report the cause of death.
• There has been a death in the family.
• Death could be seen lurking in the corner of the painting.
• The general met his death on the battlefield.
• The number of deaths from cancer is rising.
• He died a violent death.
• The accident resulted in two deaths.
• The school put out statements in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the war in Ukraine.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The book tells of a farmer found stabbed to death with a sharp object near a rice field.
  — Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
• The cause of death has not been announced in either case.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• She was stunned when Crowe phoned in 1982 to inform her of Bangs’ death.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• Munger's death marks the end of an era for Berkshire Hathaway.
  — Garth Friesen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
• The show appears to have survived its brush with death.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
• The cause of death was liver failure, Hayes told Rolling Stone.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• Read: What to read to come to terms with death The process is fairly simple.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The Atlantic, 13 June 2023
• In the case of the mink, Martin argues that choosing not to kill them will still result in the death of wildlife.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
• Raul’s cousins and nephews have struggled to cope with his death, Rios says.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
• The cause of death was listed at the time as cerebral hemorrhage.
  — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
• Sometimes, the trauma of these schools can even result in death.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
• And the physical toll of his work may have contributed to his death.
  — Randy Dotinga, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
• Singh has received death threats via a text message and visits of concern from the FBI.
  — Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• The pair split in 2016 but were locked in a custody battle that only ended with his death.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
• The track was one of several songs on a cassette Lennon made before his death in 1980.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2023
• Yet Ukrainians found space in their hearts for sadness about the death of an actor who had touched their lives.
  — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• The surge in deaths and hospitalization from heat stress and stroke?
  — Aryn Baker, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
• So now, Staley is in another fight — one that isn’t life or death just a whole lot of life, his life.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
• The death left one of Taylor’s best friends, Kenneth Bevens, in disbelief.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
• Few details have been released by police on the circumstances of the death.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2023
• At the same time, Jason (Daniel) is grieving the death of his father, and his mom Margery (Crigler) is running the puppet club.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024