Sentence examples for toll of us from inspiring English sources

The latest death brings the toll of US soldiers killed in hostile action to 33 since the US president, George Bush, declared an end to major hostilities on May 1.

Amnesty International, which will release a report on the civilian toll of US strikes this month, has tallied at least 300 deaths "and the real figure is likely at least twice that", said a Syria researcher for the group, Neil Sammonds.

Two Americans were killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between Nato-led forces and the Afghan army that may have been the result of a misunderstanding, as the death toll of US military and civilian personnel passed 2,000.

Respondents were remarkably accurate estimating the current death toll of US soldiers, yet were grossly inaccurate in estimating the current death toll of Iraqi civilians.

Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) said that in light of the civilian toll of the US-backed Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, the White House must ensure that American weapons are not being used in attacks on innocents.

That's a higher number than the combined death toll of all US military actions since World War II.

Pretty soon this kind of thinking — indeed, this kind of life — took its toll: most of us became somehow inferior.

We need these people to feel superior to -- and maybe sorry for -- and to remind us that the whole system is a little creepy and that celebrityhood exacts a toll most of us would be unwilling to pay.

As ISIS advances on villages and towns in northeastern Syria, it not only robs lives but exacts a cultural and historical toll all of us will pay, regardless of religion or national background.

"The past two weeks have taken a severe emotional toll on all of us and that toll manifested itself in an unfortunate incident yesterday.

But US Routes in the system do use parts of four toll roads: US 51 uses part of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway in Illinois; the old road is Illinois Route 251.