suicidal
Example Sentences
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Current laws set the bar so high for involuntary hospitalization that a person in psychosis often has to be suicidal or homicidal before they can get the help they need.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Economic hardship, rising poverty, insecurity and social isolation are among the drivers of mental illness and suicidal behaviour, according to the APN.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The US Navy has denied any increase in suicidal behaviour on the Lincoln, but has acknowledged that supplies had been "disrupted by combat actions" during the war with Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the three major biggest nuclear countries, the United States, Russia and China, the people involved with those nuclear forces know that a purposeful attack is essentially suicidal.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Keeping grizzly bears for longer would be suicidal; I am not aware of any adult that has been tamed.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
