matter of life and death

Example Sentences

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Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organisation, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

"It is a matter of life and death," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025

Sometimes, AI really can be a matter of life and death.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024

Some of the warmest tributes to Biden came from those for whom U.S. support has literally been a matter of life and death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

I'd never imagined it would become such a matter of life and death.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda