Sentence examples for deadly flaw from inspiring English sources
"deadly flaw" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You could use it to refer to a major, potentially fatal defect or issue, usually figuratively. For example, "His arrogance was his deadly flaw when it came to negotiating."
Did anyone along the way point out the deadly flaw in her thinking?
Underneath their facades, many recently spruced up in an attempt to beautify the city, was a deadly flaw: outdated, decrepit foundations and walls that were slowly cracking beneath the surface.
The sinking of the Titanic, the meltdown of the Chernobyl reactor in 1986, the collapse of the World Trade Center — all forced engineers to address what came to be seen as deadly flaws.
Re "9/11 Exposed Deadly Flaws in Rescue Plan" (front page, July 7) and "Refighting the Fires of Sept. 11" (editorial, July 12): The Fire Department suffered a catastrophic loss of radio communications on Sept. 11.
In his best-selling book, Drive, author Daniel Pink describes the "seven deadly flaws" associated with the concept of carrots and sticks: they extinguish intrinsic motivation, they diminish performance, they crush creativity, they can crowd out good behavior, they can encourage cheating, shortcuts and unethical behavior, they can become addictive and they can foster short term thinking.
What does an awakening voter who sees deadly flaws in both candidates do?
Their lethal flaw is the abolition of the traditional legal duty to retreat from a threat before resorting to deadly force.
These are simple, deadly character flaws in a candidate because they're antithetical to the American ideal of the presidency.
To be blunt, the answer is simple: It is a poorly written and acted show, and for a TV drama dependent on characters and mood rather than action and gunplay, that is a deadly double-flaw.
A derivative of a deadly sin or similar flaw is a good place to start.
Chris Schilling Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360, Rising Star Games) A dark, Lynchian tale of murder in a quiet American town, Deadly Premonition was technically flawed, but hugely ambitious and entertaining.
