suicide
noun
the intentional taking of one's own life.
suicides
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pluralof suicide.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She could write and she wrote a great deal, including detective fiction, a gothic thriller “of devilry, seduction, and hashish” and stories about “ghosts, suicides, and kidnapping.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It claims more than half of police suicides - 32 out of 55 - recorded across the UK from 2022-24 involved officers under investigation.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Police officers are now required to check for a history of domestic abuse in suicides and other unexpected deaths.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Fatalities in ICE custody are typically the result of poor medical care or suicides, said Shuchart, the former Trump oversight official.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
With the nation’s economic depression growing ever more profound—banks failing, suicides multiplying—it seemed an impossibility.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
