lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of lifeless in a Sentence
a cold and lifeless landscape
The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
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In Tucson, Arizona, fire officials said a motorist stranded in monsoonal floodwaters was declared dead Saturday when first responders discovered her lifeless body.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 June 2024
Hours later, Harris discovered his son's lifeless body in the back of his SUV.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
What’s more salient is its outcome: hundreds of lifeless bodies piled up on their adjoining properties.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 June 2024
Instead of answering back, the Yankees remained lifeless in the bottom of the inning against the flame-throwing Mason Miller.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 June 2024
Hours later, Harris discovered his son's lifeless body in the back of his SUV.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
What’s more salient is its outcome: hundreds of lifeless bodies piled up on their adjoining properties.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 16 June 2024
Instead of answering back, the Yankees remained lifeless in the bottom of the inning against the flame-throwing Mason Miller.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lifeless
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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