life-threatening
adjective
life-threat·en·ing
ˈlīf-ˌthre-tᵊn-iŋ 
-ˌthret-niŋ
: capable of causing death : potentially fatal
a life-threatening disease/condition
The injuries are serious but not life-threatening.
Examples of life-threatening in a Sentence
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As a result, some women seeking abortions have been turned away from hospitals in life-threatening situations.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The sheriff said that nine people, three of them children, were driven by ambulances and airlifted by two medical helicopters to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
At least 15 people were wounded, including nine with life-threatening injuries.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
Some infections are very mild, but the CDC says others can be severe or life-threatening.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The injured man was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Lt. Twana Allen said in an email to ABC News.
—Sinéad Hawkins, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
Miller, her husband and two children got on one of the park’s last trams of the night and were behind a four-car tram that crashed and injured 15 people, who were taken to hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Their hemoglobin levels were catastrophically low — a sign of life-threatening anemia.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
More than 50 people have been rescued so far in Slidell, and some were taken to hospitals for their injuries, none believed to be life-threatening, according to local police.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
The sheriff said that nine people, three of them children, were driven by ambulances and airlifted by two medical helicopters to area hospitals with life-threatening injuries.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
At least 15 people were wounded, including nine with life-threatening injuries.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2024
Some infections are very mild, but the CDC says others can be severe or life-threatening.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The injured man was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Lt. Twana Allen said in an email to ABC News.
—Sinéad Hawkins, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2024
Miller, her husband and two children got on one of the park’s last trams of the night and were behind a four-car tram that crashed and injured 15 people, who were taken to hospitals with non life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Their hemoglobin levels were catastrophically low — a sign of life-threatening anemia.
—Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
More than 50 people have been rescued so far in Slidell, and some were taken to hospitals for their injuries, none believed to be life-threatening, according to local police.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
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life-threatening
adjective
life-threat·en·ing
ˈlīf-ˌthret-ən-iŋ
: capable of causing death : potentially fatal
life-threatening injuries
a life-threatening allergic reaction
life-threatening arrhythmia
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