- superlative of deadly.
deadliest
Example Sentences
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Three years after Hamas led the deadliest attack ever against Israel, Kenig, like so much of the country, remains traumatised.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The 21-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that runs through Malibu is one of the state’s deadliest and most notorious roads, with an average of about four crash-related fatalities per year over the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration last month approved a therapy for pancreatic tumors, a breakthrough in fighting one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The August 26 flood has become one of the deadliest disasters to hit the Himalayan nation in recent years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The brutal south Louisiana weather—hot and unbearably humid— kept the soil wet and soggy, an ideal atmosphere for one of nature’s deadliest creatures: the mosquito.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
