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Meanings of first death in English

Catalan
primera víctima mortal

First person to die while a given event happens.

primera víctima mortal
Synonyms
Examples for "first victim"
Examples for "first victim"
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Canadian national Chrissy Archibald, 30, was the first victim to be named.
Radio NZ
2
The first victim of starvation, Baylis Williams, died in the Reed cabin.
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
3
Henry MacNair was the first victim, and had had the most struggle.
Narcissus in Chains
4
The first victim to be named was Gary Arthur, 48, of Paisley.
The Guardian
5
The chief leader of French Protestantism, Coligny, had been the first victim.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4
1
In the case of Iraq, the United Nations was the first casualty.
The Irish Times
2
Also, code review seems to be the first casualty of deadline crunch.
Mysql stored procedure programming
3
Upstream spending plans have been the first casualty of the market's rout.
Reuters
4
IF TRUTH is the first casualty of war, surely children are the second.
The Irish Times
5
Truth is the first casualty in war, but the same applies to politics.
The Irish Times
1
Jackie Duddy was the youngest and the first fatality on Bloody Sunday.
The Irish Times
2
She was the first fatality in Japan, and the third outside mainland China.
Reuters
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Hours before demonstrations even started on Friday, the first fatality occurred.
The Guardian
4
Papua New Guinea's polio outbreak has claimed its first fatality.
Radio NZ
5
The first fatality happened in Wexford at 11pm last night.
The Irish Times
Usage of first death in English
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The first death was exactly a year later, that of Clara Gray.
Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
2
This first death is an exploration, a way of learning the truth.
Rogues
3
That Thursday, March 5, the first death in the UK was announced.
Reuters
4
There is but our first death, neither shall we be raised again:
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
5
Sidney saw her first death shortly after she went on night duty.
K
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It was first death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter since 2009.
Reuters
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California also reported the its first death of a teenager on Friday.
Reuters
8
The kingdom of eSwatini has recorded its first death related to COVID-19.
The South African
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I believe that I shall begin with the beginning-withmy first death sentence.
The Hyperion Cantos
10
The first death from the virus outside China was announced today.
Radio NZ
11
Mali records first death ahead of election and Trump considers New York quarantine.
The Guardian
12
Another variation affirms that the first death must be that of a female.
Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District
13
Sierra Leone confirmed its first case, and Tanzania its first death.
Radio NZ
14
The country recorded its first death related to the new coronavirus on Sunday.
Reuters
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The first death happened on Friday in the district of Kozhikode, said K.K.
Reuters
16
The former British colony saw its first death from the virus on Tuesday.
Reuters
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