LETHAL in a Sentence

Learn LETHAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for LETHAL, such as:

1. A hammer can be a lethal weapon.
2. All these knives are absolutely lethal.
3. I did not myself know whether our lethal weapons would avail us anything.
4. In a decision the court upheld the use of all three drugs in lethal injections.

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 Meanings and Examples of LETHAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
lethal
 a.  deadly; causing or capable of causing death
Classic Sentence:
1  There was no lethal weapon at hand, but I seized a shovel which the workmen had been using to fill the cases, and lifting it high, struck, with the edge downward, at the hateful face.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
2  I did not myself know whether our lethal weapons would avail us anything.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
3  My legs are not so quick to run as once; and I am not used to ride so long or to pursue as need be, or to fight with lethal weapons.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
Example Sentence:
1  In a decision the court upheld the use of all three drugs in lethal injections.
2  Why, when studies show that cell phone use, and especially texting, while driving impairs drivers more than drinking, do so many people persist in combining these lethal behaviors?
3  The insurgents holed up here remain tenacious, unleashing suicide bombers and planting lethal explosives that can blow anything off the road.
4  All these knives are absolutely lethal.
5  A hammer can be a lethal weapon.
6  Dry seasons are growing longer, withering crops; heat spikes are a growing problem too, with countries regularly notching lethal summer temperatures.