die of

Frequency: 9.025.6 per million words

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.