How to Use fatal in a Sentence

fatal

adjective
  • She made a fatal mistake.
  • Here’s what to know about the fatal crash.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In Greek tragedies, the hero is felled by a fatal flaw.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The last of those, the lawsuit said, was fatal.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Just two milligrams — the size of a few grains of sand — can be fatal.
    — Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
  • What happened in the fatal crash?
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The fatal shooting led to protests and outrage for days in the city.
    — Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Nothing could be more fatal to a work of fiction.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • George said the fatal crash happened two miles away from the wedding venue.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • While the sting can produce severe pain, it's not known to be fatal.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Both warned that the law’s vague wording might lead to more fatal shootings.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 30 June 2023
  • Here's what to know about the rare, but often fatal, disease.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 June 2025
  • About 35% of those cases were fatal.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
  • One of those human cases was fatal.
    — Chris Simms, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The identity of the deputy who fired the fatal shots has not been released.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
  • Jones suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Even so, fentanyl was in her system, and just two milligrams can be fatal.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Drop a comment with your thoughts on the show’s latest fatal twist below.
    — Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The boy was in the vehicle at the time the fatal shots were fired, Wright said.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 19 May 2026
  • So far this year, there have been at least a dozen fatal car crashes in Dearborn.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Kya, who was also inside, suffered fatal burns in the blaze.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • About three seconds later, Hared fired the fatal shot.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • The fatal car accident he was never charged in.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Australia sees roughly 20 shark bites per year, about two or three of them fatal.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Her shift in the control tower ended a few hours before the fatal crash.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The fatal accident occurred just blocks from that site.
    — Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash and failure to exercise due care.
    — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Heat must be respected as heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke which can be fatal.
    — Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Gascón did not provide any details on the motive in the fatal attack.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • By this time last year, there had been 62 non-fatal shootings in the city, crime data shows.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 2 Mar. 2026

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