NOUN
- the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
How To Use death toll In A Sentence
- There are fears that the death toll will rise as the weather worsens. Times, Sunday Times
- The exact death toll remained shrouded in mystery. The Sun
- The death toll was initially reported at around 250, but was later revised to 300.
- Clashes between police and opposition protesters in Zanzibar over disputed elections have led to an unconfirmed death toll of 37.
- The death toll from yesterday's crash is still rising.
- As the death toll grew, there were poignant scenes at Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire as five coffins draped with the union flag arrived at RAF Lyneham and were met by sombre crowds on the town's streets.
- There they were confined in an utterly alien climate, with a resulting death toll of some forty percent, until the winter of 1913-14.
- The civilian death toll jumped and support ebbed away. Times, Sunday Times
- The changes are being made to address the rising death toll from crashes caused by inexperienced and reckless young drivers. Times, Sunday Times
- The death toll rises and the dangers increase as the two men close in on the solution. Times, Sunday Times