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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Unless timely action is taken, ongoing cuts to nutrition funding are likely to lead to further loss of life— weakening treatment systems, limiting prevention efforts, and reversing years of progress.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their Social Media Mixed Signals But the most tragic loss was the loss of life, and that’s what The Twister: Caught in the Storm focuses on.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
American military aid has been vital to Ukraine's defense, but Trump says the cost to U.S. taxpayers is too high, and the loss of life cannot be allowed to continue.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These can cause massive humanitarian effects such as loss of property, loss of life, protests, riots, population migration, and even government collapse.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their Social Media Mixed Signals But the most tragic loss was the loss of life, and that’s what The Twister: Caught in the Storm focuses on.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2025
American military aid has been vital to Ukraine's defense, but Trump says the cost to U.S. taxpayers is too high, and the loss of life cannot be allowed to continue.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These can cause massive humanitarian effects such as loss of property, loss of life, protests, riots, population migration, and even government collapse.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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 4 Apr. 2025.
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