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Meanings of lethal in English

Of an instrument of certain death.

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Examples for "deadly"
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Some rockets get through, putting innocent civilians, including children, at deadly risk.
The Irish Times
2
The Mediterranean Sea is the world's most deadly border area for migrants.
Radio NZ
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It was the second deadly suicide attack on police in two days.
Reuters
4
Politics without objective, honest measurement of results is a deadly short circuit.
Wired
5
Strategies changed as conditions changed, and they had taken a deadly turn.
The bourne identity
1
The face, too, with the deathly hue of the grave upon it.
Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
2
Yet the deathly stillness in the scrub oaks around the house continued.
Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond
3
Mid-winter gripped the dead world; and the twilight air was deathly chill.
Further Adventures of Lad
4
Terror was in the innocent eyes and the deathly white, baby face.
The Dreamer: A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar All...
5
She went deathly still, whether from shock or desire he couldn't tell.
Celtic fire
Usage of lethal in English
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Today and tonight, our soldiers in Afghanistan will be facing lethal threat.
The Guardian
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Yet good record keeping is still the most lethal saboteur of portfolios.
News.com.au
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Despite different therapies LPD can still have a rapid and lethal course.
Pubmed
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Context: Pheochromocytoma crisis is a feared and potentially lethal complication of pheochromocytoma.
Pubmed
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I can think of no better way to illustrate Chimera's lethal nature.
Gravity
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The British government pleads with its citizens to avoid this lethal theatre.
The Guardian
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His company, Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems, was marketing less-lethal directed energy weapons.
Wired
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Tuesday's bomb attack was the most lethal in recent times in Imphal.
Reuters
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Photo: AFP Mr Khashoggi was given a lethal injection after a struggle.
Radio NZ
10
However, following lethal dose, no differences were found between AL and DR.
Pubmed
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Translation: Sub-lethal injuries that last just long enough to disarm the enemy.
Wired
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In the US Oregon was the first state to allow lethal prescriptions.
The Guardian
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Yet even soldiers as skilled and lethal as they were needed sleep.
Earth Afire
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She is firmly among the world's best players; a lethal, exhilarating striker.
The Guardian
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As Reuters found, OIRA sometimes exercises that power, with potentially lethal consequences.
Reuters
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Ingestion of inorganic arsenic affects cellular energy production; lethal poisonings can occur.
Pubmed
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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