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.
• And Bernas appeared to have been dressed in a turquoise body suit after her death.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• Authorities said she was strangled to death in a struggle.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
• Her remains were found two years later and authorities ruled her death a homicide.
  — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
• After her death, the group faced not only immense pain but also felt abandoned by the industry.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023
• Despite its cute appearance, it’s locally considered a harbinger of famine, disease or death, much like the proverbial black cat.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
• In order to corroborate the death, DNA evidence is required.
  — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
• Before Ginsburg’s death, Biskupic depicts the four Democratic appointees performing a careful dance to eke out a compromise every now and then.
  — Quinta Jurecic, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• 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
• Then there are the deaths — the people can’t be replaced.
  — David Fischer and Terry Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 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
• Williams' death was ruled a suicide by a gunshot wound to the head.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
• 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
• This year marked the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 June 2024
• What impact does Raisi’s death have on Iran and the region?
  — TIME, 20 May 2024
• The cause of death was liver failure, Hayes told Rolling Stone.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2023
• Her mother confirmed the death, and said the cause was cancer.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
• For years, a blight of caterpillars had been munching the trees to death.
  — Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
• Read: What to read to come to terms with death The process is fairly simple.
  — Eleanor Cummins, The Atlantic, 13 June 2023
• That is lower than the 115 storm deaths local officials are citing.
  — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Oct 2024