variants
also life-or-death
as in crucial
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of life-and-death in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And yet the bad boy has long been a trope of popular culture, particularly in a genre when the differences between bad and good are heightened to life-and-death stakes.
—
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
So in the ’80s, the death penalty was a place where the Supreme Court started making these orders that decided life-and-death situations for people on death row.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 5 June 2024
These are life-and-death stakes, sure, but watching Yen zip through the kitchen dispatching goon after goon telegraphs a chaotic joy, with roots in the Great Stone Face bits of the silent era.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Quick life-and-death decisions sometimes must be made based on incomplete data, and current gen AI models are still too opaque.
—Frank Bajak, Fortune, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for life-and-death 
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024
So in the ’80s, the death penalty was a place where the Supreme Court started making these orders that decided life-and-death situations for people on death row.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 5 June 2024
These are life-and-death stakes, sure, but watching Yen zip through the kitchen dispatching goon after goon telegraphs a chaotic joy, with roots in the Great Stone Face bits of the silent era.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Quick life-and-death decisions sometimes must be made based on incomplete data, and current gen AI models are still too opaque.
—Frank Bajak, Fortune, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for life-and-death
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'life-and-death.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Thesaurus Entries Near life-and-death
Cite this Entry
“Life-and-death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/life-and-death. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share