The phrase "a deadly year for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a year that has been particularly harmful or fatal in a specific context, such as health, safety, or environmental issues.
Example: "2020 was a deadly year for many due to the global pandemic and its devastating effects."
Alternatives: "a catastrophic year for" or "a lethal year for".
This has been a deadly year for air shows.
In the recent conflict between Hamas and Israel, journalists became a target, David Carr writes, a troubling development in what has been a deadly year for journalists.
This has also been a deadly year for Afghanistan's security forces – army, paramilitary and police – with around 5,000 deaths recorded so far.
This has been a deadly year for Nepal's trekking and mountaineering industry, which brings in huge revenues to Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries.
It's been a deadly year for college students, and my mind raced through them faster than I could morbidly count.
State officials said 2010 has been a deadly year for the beloved animals: between Jan . 1and Dec. 17, 246 manatees died from so-called "cold stress".
This has been a particularly deadly year for Nepal's trekking and mountaineering industry, which brings in huge revenues to Nepal, one of the world's poorest countries.
Surprisingly, there's little information to indicate that 2016 was a particularly deadly year for artists and performers.
While 2014 was a particularly deadly year for journalists, the majority of deaths occurred in conflict zones like Iraq and Syria, not office buildings in major Western cities -- an aspect that has made the Charlie Hebdo attack so chilling.
"One of the top countries that was outlined is Syria, and it was a particularly deadly year for many of my colleagues reporting there," freelance journalist Anna Therese Day told HuffPost Live host Josh Zepps Friday.
In addition, the number of queer women on broadcast and cable programs actually dropped this year, due in part to "a very deadly year for queer female characters," the report noted.
