Lethal is an English word with synonyms like deadly or fatal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Lethal meaning
Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
Using Lethal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- Useful related words include: deadly, fatal.
- In the example corpus, lethal often appears in combinations such as: the lethal, lethal injection, lethal force.
Context around Lethal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lethal
- In this selection, "lethal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, jay, potentially, force, means and weapon stand out and add context to how "lethal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a lethal strike was and admit its lethal effects. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lethal" sits close to words such as desperately, postal and problematic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lethal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A lethal strike was confirmed, he writes. (7 words)
Do not respond with lethal force unless someone is using lethal force, it says. (14 words)
Lethal climbed to the top rope, but Sharmell distracted the ref, which distracted Lethal. (14 words)
Mercury discusses the recent issue where Jay Lethal broke his arm in England, saying Gilleland wasn’t present and there was no priority placed on getting Lethal taken care of, noting that Marty Scurll had to order an uber to get talent to their hotel. (45 words)
Target acquisition main A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suit Snipers are trained for the detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means. (37 words)
The organization’s Crisis Evidence Lab also verified 36 pieces of photographic and video material, of which at least 11 point to excessive and sometimes indiscriminate use of lethal and potentially lethal force by the authorities. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The organization’s Crisis Evidence Lab also verified 36 pieces of photographic and video material, of which at least 11 point to excessive and sometimes indiscriminate use of lethal and potentially lethal force by the authorities.
Do not respond with lethal force unless someone is using lethal force, it says.
Mercury discusses the recent issue where Jay Lethal broke his arm in England, saying Gilleland wasn’t present and there was no priority placed on getting Lethal taken care of, noting that Marty Scurll had to order an uber to get talent to their hotel.
Gresham wailed away at Lethal’s head with his free hand and Lethal was forced to tap.
India is following the footsteps of Israel of using all kind of lethal and non-lethal ammunition on people protesting from freedom.
Jay Lethal, Matt Taven, Cody, and Dalton Castle: Ian Riccaboni recaps the big win Lethal got at Best in the World when he defeated Kushida.
Lethal climbed to the top rope, but Sharmell distracted the ref, which distracted Lethal.
Lethal performed the Hail to the Chief elbow, then Gresham performed a shooting star press on Young and went for the cover, but Ray shoved Lethal into the pin to break it up.
The rifle is curiously being labeled as “non-lethal” but even researchers involved admit its lethal effects.
For this reason, these types of rounds are referred to as less-lethal, as opposed to less-than-lethal. citation Gas shells spray a cone of gas for several meters.
It also violates international law, under which lethal force may be used outside armed conflict zones only as a last resort to prevent imminent threats, when non-lethal means are not available.
Lethal Weapon series main Gibson moved into more mainstream commercial filmmaking with the popular buddy cop Lethal Weapon series, which began with the 1987 original.
Preceding their first tour with DJ Lethal, Otto became familiar with Lethal's contributions to collaborate with him better on stage.
Target acquisition main A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suit Snipers are trained for the detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means.
The three are not toxic by themselves, but the combination is incredibly lethal to humans. citation Protective antigen combines with these other two factors to form lethal toxin and edema toxin, respectively.
A core body temp of ~111°F is lethal, so full immersion in 140°F for any sustained length of time would be.
A jury found him guilty of 63 federal crimes on June 16 of this year, and a judge sentenced him in August to death by lethal injection.
A lethal strike was confirmed, he writes.
All because of a lethal combination of draconian minimum income rules and previous poor legal representation.
A man from Oregon was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for rigging his home with lethal booby traps, Law & Crime reported Friday.
Common combinations with lethal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: