casualties in the PONS Dictionary

casualties Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

both sides suffered considerable casualties
obe strane su pretrpele značajne gubitke

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Previously, the number of human casualties was mostly a matter of political speculations, and widely fluctuated with changes in political expediencies.
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The battle was a resounding success, but the battalion suffered casualties of 12 officers and 308 other ranks over the two days.
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He also expressed his relief about the small number of casualties and the lack of deaths.
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The island is the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the remains of roughly 150 of those casualties.
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She performed her hazardous duties under enemy shore fire on several occasions, but escaped with only minor damage from shrapnel and no casualties.
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Casualties were rather light considering the ferocity of the battle.
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Mass casualties were avoided owing to a combination of building evacuations prompted by the weaker shock and an epicentre removed from populous areas.
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Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt; his casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other combat arms.
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He eventually veered away, having inflicted considerable damage and several casualties.
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Despite casualties and strong opposition, our troops continued to press forward and successfully secured three other important features by evening of the same day.
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