death-dealing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Still, with the first tiny evacuations seemingly underway, my question is: Could the coronavirus turn out, in some strange fashion, to be a grim, death-dealing peacemaker for Americans?
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 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
If a huge skull and crossbones were suspended above the insecticide department the customer might at least enter it with the respect normally accorded death-dealing materials.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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