How to Use die of in a Sentence

die of

verb
  • Eight were found to have died of heat stroke.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026
  • Eight of the dogs were found to have died of heat stroke.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Two died of the disease within two weeks.
    — Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The man died of gunshot wounds to his back and shoulder.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Williams died of his injuries less than two weeks later.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
  • The man later died of his injuries.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Kirsten’s best friend dies of cholera within the first few chapters.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Pettis died of his wounds April 30.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
  • There, police found a man and a woman who had died of gunshot wounds.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • The release doesn't name the man, who died of his wounds at an area hospital.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026
  • Kilpatrick died of his wounds at an area hospital.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026
  • The man, who isn't named in the release, died of his wounds at the scene, the release states.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2026
  • Tungseth's father was an opera singer who died of leukemia in 2023.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Simpson died of cancer at age 76.
    — Austin Mullen, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • Some of the elk were shot by farmers, some were shot for food, and others died of disease.
    — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Billy died of a seizure at age 68 in 2021.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • All my friends started dying of laughter.
    — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 4 June 2026
  • Then in 1952, the king died of cancer at age 56.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Both were taken to a hospital but died of their injuries.
    — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • By then, Richards’ mother was dying of cancer.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026
  • Less than a year later, long-time boys swim coach Ed Walsh died of brain cancer.
    — Krystle Rich, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Linda died of breast cancer in 1998.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Mowry went through his own tragedy in 2022 when his wife, Amy, died of cancer.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • His death comes just two weeks after a man in his 40s died of cardiac arrest on the same trail.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • She was taken to a hospital but later died of her injuries.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Kessler then fell backward and struck his head again and later died of his injuries in the hospital.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Sadly, Draper died of leukemia a year after the movie was released.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Forsythe died of pneumonia in 2010 at the age of 92.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
  • Her autopsy showed the 11-year-old died of starvation and child abuse.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
  • In 2020, his wife, Carroll, a nurse, died of cancer.
    — David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026

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