die of
phrasal verb
died of; dying of; dies of
: to die because of (something)
My uncle died of cancer.
She died of old age.
They say that he died of a broken heart.
—sometimes used figuratively to say something causes a lot of discomfort, distress, etc.I almost died of embarrassment.
Would you like some water? You must be dying of thirst.
Examples of die of in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The parents of a 4-year-old Clermont County girl, who prosecutors say died of complications from diabetes after being fed mostly Mountain Dew through a baby bottle, have pleaded guilty to charges related to their daughter's death.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
Gaddy and her three children were all diagnosed with asthma; her eldest child died of a heart attack in 2021 at the age of 32.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
Police said Gonzales sustained life-threatening injuries and later died of his injuries at a local hospital.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
This undated photo released by the Cassville Missouri Police Dept., shows Dr. John Forsyth. / AP
Detectives with the Benton County, Arkansas, sheriff's office said Thursday that Forsyth died of a gunshot wound to the head.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of stroke.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Initial evidence suggests the wolf may have died of natural causes.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
The family of a man who died of an apparent overdose within hours of arriving at the Sacramento downtown jail has sued the county.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 200,000 Dutch men, women and children had died of causes related to the war, just over half of them Jews who’d perished in the Holocaust.
—Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Apr. 2024
Gaddy and her three children were all diagnosed with asthma; her eldest child died of a heart attack in 2021 at the age of 32.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2024
Police said Gonzales sustained life-threatening injuries and later died of his injuries at a local hospital.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
This undated photo released by the Cassville Missouri Police Dept., shows Dr. John Forsyth. / AP
Detectives with the Benton County, Arkansas, sheriff's office said Thursday that Forsyth died of a gunshot wound to the head.
—CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of stroke.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2024
Initial evidence suggests the wolf may have died of natural causes.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
The family of a man who died of an apparent overdose within hours of arriving at the Sacramento downtown jail has sued the county.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
More than 200,000 Dutch men, women and children had died of causes related to the war, just over half of them Jews who’d perished in the Holocaust.
—Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Die of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20of. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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