die of
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Used to indicate the direct cause of death, typically a disease.
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Examples (10)
- He died of a heart attack.
- Many people in the 19th century died of cholera.
- Her uncle died of lung cancer last year.
- My great-grandmother died of old age peacefully in her sleep.
- Without water, the lost hikers would have died of thirst.
- After his wife passed away, it was as if he died of a broken heart.
- Thousands of people died of starvation during the famine.
- The latest reports confirm that another patient has died of the rare disease.
- Sadly, the patient died of complications from the surgery.
- In the past, it was common for children to die of diseases like measles.