26984 words

deaths

5 definitions • 10 examples
1
the end of life:

Examples:

The disease causes thousands of deaths a year.
Do you believe in life after death?
He never got over the death of his daughter.
2

Examples:

She's frightened to death of snakes.
3
until you die:

Examples:

The animals burned to death in the barn.
4
the cause of the end of life, or the end or destruction of something:

Examples:

The failure of the family business was the death of him.
5
the end of life:

Examples:

[ U ] I hope she finds the peace in death she never found in life.
[ U ] Fire ants stung a woman to death (= caused her to die).

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