life-threatening
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Though many who are infected make a full recovery, young children, elderly people, pregnant women and people with existing conditions or a weakened immune system can experience severe symptoms and suffer potentially life-threatening complications.
From BBC
People with life-threatening injuries may be more likely to survive when advanced medical care reaches them by helicopter.
From Science Daily
It's a rare and potentially life-threatening condition when twins share one placenta.
From BBC
"That leak of calcium explains why some patients experience muscle pain or, in extreme cases, life-threatening complications."
From Science Daily
A stroke is a life-threatening medical condition which happens when blood stops flowing to a part of your brain.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
