fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty
fā-ˈta-lə-tē 
fə-
plural fatalities
Examples of fatality in a Sentence
The car crash caused one fatality and several serious injuries.
the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities
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Of those, 94 fatalities are attributed to rainfall flooding.
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Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
Nationally, water, both freshwater flooding and saltwater storm surge, has been responsible for 63% of the direct fatalities from hurricanes in the past decade, said Brennan.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Two of those fatalities were reported in Texas — one in Bryan and another in an area of Montgomery County.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
The other holiday weekend fatality in Connecticut occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday when 55-year-old Everaldo Ferreira De Oliveira of Waterbury struck an Exit 23 ramp guardrail, according to law enforcement.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
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Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
Nationally, water, both freshwater flooding and saltwater storm surge, has been responsible for 63% of the direct fatalities from hurricanes in the past decade, said Brennan.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Two of those fatalities were reported in Texas — one in Bryan and another in an area of Montgomery County.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
The other holiday weekend fatality in Connecticut occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday when 55-year-old Everaldo Ferreira De Oliveira of Waterbury struck an Exit 23 ramp guardrail, according to law enforcement.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
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“Fatality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatality. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty
fā-ˈtal-ət-ē
fə-
plural fatalities
: a death resulting from a disaster or accident
Medical Definition
fatality
noun
fa·tal·i·ty
fā-ˈtal-ət-ē, fə-
plural fatalities
1
: the quality or state of causing death or destruction : deadliness
the degree of fatality of a disease
2
a
: death resulting from a disaster
a car crash causing several fatalities
b
: one who suffers such a death
one of the fatalities was a small child
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