casualty
casualties
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pluralof casualty.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, there have been more than 2,060 settler attacks causing Palestinian casualties or property damage in 2026 through Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
"If they're going to launch these operations, they're going to have to be prepared to accept casualties of members of the armed forces," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Under its strategy, an extensive “autonomous zone” would be established so that drones and ground robots could blunt a Russian attack without extensive allied casualties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
On occasion, when casualties came in, there were quick spurts of activity, but otherwise the days flowed by without incident, a smooth and peaceful time.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
