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 cause of her death had not been released at press time.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 2 Jan. 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 teens, Damm said, then stomped the animal to death.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The couple were stabbed and bludgeoned to death last month.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Tale are life and death, and yet there is still so much love between them.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The top cause of death in the Cincinnati region is heart disease.
    — The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2022
  • My fifth child was due on the first anniversary of my dad’s death.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2023
  • My fifth child was due on the first anniversary of my dad’s death.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • My fifth child was due on the first anniversary of my dad’s death.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Her mother confirmed the death, and said the cause was cancer.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 29 July 2024
  • The death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife have led to a police investigation.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • He is also charged with animal cruelty related to the death of a cat.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025

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