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.
  • Yes, her death still haunts me!
    — Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
  • His death now leaves a void at home and at school.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The cause of death was not divulged.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2026
  • The cause of death was not revealed.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • What more can be done to prevent these deaths?
    — NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • His cause of death was drowning.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The team did not disclose a cause of death.
    — Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • The cause of death has not been made public.
    — Corey Williams, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The cause of death was undisclosed.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There have been no deaths linked to this recall.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • As far as the death of Mitch Kessler.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her cause of death was blunt force injuries to the head and neck.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Or, the woman chimes in, there is plant death all over, okay, ice.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Tale are life and death, and yet there is still so much love between them.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • News of Lemieux’s death shocked the hockey world.
    — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • This is truly a matter of life and death.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Old men send young boys to fight and risk maiming or death for the rest of us.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The statement did not include a cause of death.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
  • The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • His death was ruled a suicide by hanging.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And as the numbers increase, so do the deaths.
    — Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Busch's car number has been retired in the wake of his death.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026

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