toll

Example Sentences

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Still only 31 at the time, injuries were taking their toll.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

She’s seen the toll of unpaid taxes on clients who have fallen behind on paying, but not for political reasons.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Like the other clergy members I spoke with, Wille talked frankly about managing the emotional and spiritual toll of this work.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Aging takes a serious toll on the hippocampus, the part of the brain that plays a central role in learning and memory.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Sadly, there was a tragic human toll attached to divers’ new abilities to operate so far beneath the surface.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler