deadly

[ˈdedli]

Definition:
1. Causing or likely to cause death.
2. Of an instrument of certain death.
3. As if dead.
4. As if produced by death.

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'deadly' example sentence:

1. Over 100 passengers lost their lives in the recent air crash, which was a deadly blow to their families.
2. We sat in deadly silence.
3. The two became deadly enemies.
4. Indeed, some nudibranchs store up toxins from their diet of poisonous sponges, making the slug-like creatures themselves deadly to predators.
5. Although aspirin can cause deadly internal bleeding, which is relatively rare, its benefits for people are great.
6. Believe me, I'm deadly serious.
7. She finds these parties deadly.
8. His research can serve as a valuable reference for the UN to control the spread of EBOLA, a deadly virus.
9. They are deadly enemies.
10. In 1845, a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants.
11. Even so, the surviving records of North America do contain references to deadly epidemics among the indigenous population.
12. The Sudan version was deadly enough, killing 50% of those it infected.
13. The United States had been deadly serious in its threat of military action.
14. The nuclear bomb is one type of deadly weapons.
15. They might even feel driven to support government measures to prevent people from consuming this deadly stuff.
16. The Energy Department plans to solidify the deadly waste in a high-tech billion-dollar factory.
17. I'm in deadly earnest.
18. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
19. The Duchess levelled a deadly look at Nikko.
20. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described 40 years ago in a revolutionary book of that name.
21. The two together are particularly deadly.
22. If a mom faces deadly threats on her child, she will fight angrily like a bear.
23. Using stick traps or the more deadly snap traps would be deemed unacceptable for good mice.
24. Tourism throughout Turkey is expected to fall this year as the country has been the victim of several deadly terrorist attacks.
25. Russia is deactivating some of its deadliest missiles.
26. Life in a small town could be deadly dull.
27. It is pure, white and deadly, as Professor John Yudkin described it 40 years ago in a revolutionary book of that name.
28. 'Whatever you say,' he said in a deadly flat voice. 'I'll sit here and wait.'
29. The deadly disease is hopelessness.
30. Gluttony is a deadly sin.
31. Every day we chow down foods from plants that carry deadly toxins.
32. His mother's voice was one he knew; ice cold and deadly.
33. The virus was less deadly to the offspring of surviving rabbits, however, and it caused less and less harm over the years.
34. This is an organism that is potentially deadly to the continued survival of human beings.
35. Water scooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation.
36. The north wind was bitter and deadly cold.
37. That would make the competition between rival suppliers even deadlier.
38. It is here that most students fall into a subtle and deadly trap.
39. The lecture was absolutely deadly.
40. The cobra is one of the world's deadliest snakes.
41. The question is whether it will be most used for peaceful purposes or as a deadly weapon.
42. Emotional upsets generate powerful and deadly toxic substances.
43. Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison.
44. It was the deadly striker's 11th goal of the season.
45. It is very unnerving to find out that someone you see every day is carrying a potentially deadly virus.
46. Install a CO detector to alert you of the presence of the deadly, odorless, colorless gas.
47. Passive smoking can be deadly too.
48. The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population.
49. They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
50. He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
51. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.
52. Both mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact deadly.