The phrase
"terrible toll" means a very high and devastating cost or consequence. It suggests that something negative or tragic has caused a great amount of damage, loss, or suffering.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«terrible»
«toll»
Sentences with «terrible toll»
- «Oil spills like the one nearly a year ago in the Gulf of Mexico exact a long and terrible toll on marine life,» especially species like the dwarf seahorse that have already been struggling to survive,» Curry remarked in a statement to the press. (earthtimes.org)
- The terrible toll of deaths linked to pneumonia and influenza this year may be slowing as well. (fortune.com)
- Vaccines are also critical to reducing preventable childhood deaths from pneumonia and diarrheal disease, which continue to take a terrible toll in Africa. (fortune.com)
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