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Wondering how to use Casualty in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as victim or fatality.

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Casualty in a sentence

Casualty meaning

  1. Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  2. A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
  3. Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.

Synonyms of Casualty

victim injured party fatal accident fatality human death accident decrease lessening drop-off

Related words

Other words often associated with Casualty or its synonyms:

change increase death expiry modification decease alteration misadventure process slack drop dupe

Casualty vertaling naar Nederlands

slachtoffer

Using Casualty

  • The main meaning on this page is: Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster. | A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence. | Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
  • Useful related words include: victim, injured party, fatal accident, fatality.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: slachtoffer.
  • In the example corpus, casualty often appears in combinations such as: the casualty, casualty of, and casualty.

Context around Casualty

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

property 2× main 2× latest 2× combat 1× palestinian 1× earlier 1× major 1× precise 1× primary 1× first 1×

Often after:

figures 2× care 1× alive 1× reinsurance 1× side 1× main 1× insurance 1× tolls 1× quota 1× figure 1×

Sentence patterns with Casualty

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a major casualty of the 1× and property casualty but our 1× and the casualty was left 1× business another casualty of intel 1× casualty main casualty 1× casualty main casualty insurance insures 1× casualty to casualty 1× disputes palestinian casualty figures and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a gunman is 1× a major casualty 1× a medic s 1× a quick glance 1× a spokesperson for 1× abbasi the official 1×

Common sentence endings:

8 000 fighters 1× a medical professional 1× any casualty figure 1× any specific property 1× assess the damage 1× casualty to casualty 1×

Words around Casualty

Just before it in the word index:

casualties 1.347 casuals 14 casualness 6 casually 268 casualities 3 casualised 2

Just after it in the word index:

casualwear 3 casuarina 13 casuarius 3 casucci 3 casuist 2 casuistic 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

clippers 595 differing 595 downturn 595 ecosystems 595 ep 595 equitable 595

Corpus analysis for Casualty

  • In this selection, "casualty" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, property, main, latest, figures, care and alive stand out and add context to how "casualty" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a major casualty of the and and property casualty but our. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "casualty" sits close to words such as clippers, differing and downturn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with casualty

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Abbasi, the official who gave the latest casualty tolls, concurred. (10 words)

As in all wars, the first casualty is the truth. (10 words)

American analysts were unable to provide a more precise casualty estimate. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

While its casualty figures do not differentiate between fighters and civilians, the ministry has said that 70% of Gaza's dead are women and those under 18. Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and says it has killed 8,000 fighters. (40 words)

Putting the softer property pricing together with expectations for casualty reinsurance rates—varying by subline, but projected to rise for U.S. casualty in order to keep pace with social inflation— Arrivé summarized the impact on profit margins. (38 words)

We write a lot of different lines of business — life and property-casualty — but our focus on the property-casualty side is farm and agriculture, so we’re always looking to advance the solutions we offer there. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Tactical Combat Casualty Care is a Department of Defense training requirement that teaches life-saving first-aid skills to keep a casualty alive until they can be seen by a medical professional.

Putting the softer property pricing together with expectations for casualty reinsurance rates—varying by subline, but projected to rise for U.S. casualty in order to keep pace with social inflation— Arrivé summarized the impact on profit margins.

While its casualty figures do not differentiate between fighters and civilians, the ministry has said that 70% of Gaza's dead are women and those under 18. Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and says it has killed 8,000 fighters.

We write a lot of different lines of business — life and property-casualty — but our focus on the property-casualty side is farm and agriculture, so we’re always looking to advance the solutions we offer there.

A medic’s gloved hands moved with trained precision from casualty to casualty.

Once the casualty was located, the helicopter winchman was lowered to the water and was able to recover the casualty.

Casualty main Casualty insurance insures against accidents, not necessarily tied to any specific property.

Abbasi, the official who gave the latest casualty tolls, concurred.

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Additionally, as previously mentioned, we renewed our main casualty quota share at improved economics from the expiring treaty terms.

After axing Optane last year, the next major business is the Barefoot Networks switching business, another casualty of Intel's last decade strategy to become a data-centric company/conglomerate.

A gunman is believed to be among those killed, police said, without releasing any casualty figure.

All concerned had reached the rendezvous point by 10.30pm and the casualty was left n the care of the ambulance service.

All lines have now reopened on the Elizabeth Line after the earlier casualty on the tracks near Reading station.

A major casualty of the flooding was the Museum of Making at the Silk Mill where staff were waiting to get into the building to assess the damage.

American analysts were unable to provide a more precise casualty estimate.

Apple’s shuttering of its social media support team (which included assistance over X) is just the latest casualty.

A quick glance at the business lines AXA is in. Property and Casualty, or P&C saw good growth at 7%, with 9% in commercial lines due to strong demand.

Argus is an aviation training vessel/Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

As in all wars, the first casualty is the truth.

A spokesperson for Wyke Regis Coastgaurd Rescue Team said: "Tasked at 12.56am along with Portland Bill Coastguard Rescue Team to provide water rescue capability in the event that a casualty tried to enter the water.

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Common combinations with casualty

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "casualty" in a sentence?
An example: "Tactical Combat Casualty Care is a Department of Defense training requirement that teaches life-saving first-aid skills to keep a casualty alive until they can be seen by a medical professional." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "casualty" from authentic English texts.
What does "casualty" mean?
Casualty means: Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
What are synonyms of "casualty"?
Common synonyms of "casualty" include: victim, injured party, fatal accident, fatality, human death, accident, decrease, lessening. Plus 1 more synonyms.
What is "casualty" in Dutch?
"casualty" translates to Dutch as: slachtoffer.
How many example sentences with "casualty" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "casualty", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.