death-dealing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The ideological and structural conditions that both nourish and legitimate it must be revealed both in terms of their connections to power and in the systemic unmasking of those who benefit from such death-dealing conditions.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023
Later in 2023, the full-blown “John Wick” cinematic universe will unfold further with the spin-off “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas as a death-dealing dancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2023
Apart from Muñiz, Canady and Polston, the other death-dealing justices were Alan Lawson, a Scott appointee; and John Couriel, named recently by DeSantis.
From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020
El Topo himself is a death-dealing gunslinger reborn as a mystic, who evolves from his barbaric human nature toward transcendence, from the profane to the sacred.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2016
Then, balked by the staunch brick walls of the houses at the foot of the hill, the death-dealing mass swept back towards the water.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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