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
“On extreme heat days, access to air conditioning can be a matter of life and death, and they should have the option to use it,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
"Parliament will have sat for just 12 weeks by the time MPs vote on what is, quite literally, a matter of life and death."
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
Sometimes, AI really can be a matter of life and death.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2024
That suddenly hit me at the meat counter, and it seemed a matter of life and death to drive home at seventy miles an hour to get a letter off to you.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
