death-defying

adjective

: very dangerous
death-defying stunts

Examples of death-defying in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The death-defying design of the skates, along with the heavy material of the long brown skirt, would cause most athletes to face-plant within seconds. Dina Gachman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2024 One of the crucial tricks behind these death-defying stunts is a protein called Cytoplasmic Abundant Heat Soluble (CAHS), which comes to the rescue during periods of environmental stress. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024 Cirque du Soleil is taking its death-defying routines to the big and small screen. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2024 Just a few years into creating new magic and death-defying family fun, FL!P Circus‘ 2024 tour will feature international performers from Ukraine (Anastasia & Misha), India (Hasan Ansari), Mexico (Alexa Vazquez) and Czech Republic (Pavel Valla Bertini) led by by Brazilian clown Bubi Guiner. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death-defying 

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“Death-defying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death-defying. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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