As the unrest continued, the death toll rose.death tollˈdeath toll noun [countable usually singular] 
As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- If the civil unrest continues, the death toll will rise.
- But without the scientists' warnings, the death toll could have been in the hundreds of thousands.
- Many expressed disbelief that the death toll was not higher.
- Officials estimate the final death toll could reach 35,000.
- The fans' deaths brought the death toll to nine in this year's race week.
- The final official death toll is 2, 388.
- The number of deaths is far higher than for any other form of pollution and rivals the death toll from some cancers.
- There were suggestions that the death toll was up to five times higher than officially stated.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.
the total number of people who die in an accident, war etc: As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53. As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.