How to Use life-threatening in a Sentence
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The form mentioned that some of those risks could be life-threatening.
— AZCentral.com, 26 June 2023 -
None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said at the time.
— Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2023 -
The route ahead of them will be arduous and life-threatening.
— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023 -
If there are any life-threatening signs, those will be treated first.
— Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024 -
What's more, the show left fans' jaws on the floor, thanks to an era full of engagements and life-threatening emergencies.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 May 2023 -
Two of the four wounded still in the hospital had injuries that were not life-threatening, Smith said.
— Dylan Lovan and Rebecca Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023 -
Three workers were hurt, but their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.
— Michael Casey, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2023 -
None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.
— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024 -
The boy sustained life-threatening injuries and would die from those injuries at the scene, police said.
— Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023 -
Forecasters warn the storm could bring life-threatening storm surge, hazardous winds and heavy rain.
— Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024 -
The two employees in the van were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
— Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024 -
One has been discharged while the other is still in treatment for injuries that were not life-threatening.
— The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 -
One of those hurt was a 15-year-old girl, who police last week said had suffered life-threatening injuries.
— Dan Morse, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, police said.
— Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The longer heat waves stick around in one place, the longer people are exposed to life-threatening temperatures.
— Delger Erdenesanaa, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 -
All but one of the victims have injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
— Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023 -
The 45-year-old woman driving the Subaru had no life-threatening injuries, Grieshaber said.
— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023 -
None of the three people shot in the two incidents sustained life-threatening wounds, police said.
— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023 -
Police said the four who were injured were taken for treatment, and none of the them had wounds considered life-threatening.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023 -
Some infections are very mild, but the CDC says others can be severe or life-threatening.
— Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024 -
The drug can have potentially life-threatening side effects like brain swelling and seizures.
— WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The rider and the third pedestrian struck had non life-threatening injuries, police said.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 June 2023 -
But high surf and life-threatening rip currents are still anticipated over the next couple of days along the U.S. East Coast.
— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024 -
Both of them were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.
— Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2023 -
She was transported to a hospital for treatment of the wound, which was described as not life-threatening.
— Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023 -
Two of the men were treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said, and Jones was pronounced dead.
— Emily Davies, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Both the boy and the woman were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to a news release.
— Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023 -
Police said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
— Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 June 2023 -
The female driver was hurt in the collision and taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Scottsdale fire said.
— Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024 -
Forecasters said flooding from powerful back-to-back storm systems could be life-threatening for parts of the West Coast, and warned those conditions were expected to continue through the end of the week.
— CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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