drop-dead
adjective
: sensationally striking, attractive, or impressive
a drop-dead evening gown
drop-dead
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of drop-dead in a Sentence
a drop-dead wedding dress that must have cost a fortune
Recent Examples on the Web
Slicing through slash pine scrub, curving around arching mangroves, then sloping into shallow saltwater, Shell Island Road has to be one of the most drop-dead gorgeous dead-ends in Southwest Florida.
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Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Furthering 1970s ideas of duration, performance, documentation as art, and drop-dead simple appropriation, Marclay broke through cerebellums and made time absolutely obvious while seeming to slow it down simultaneously.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
LaRose told him next Wednesday is the drop-dead deadline.
—CBS News, 24 May 2024
The city clerk said her drop-dead deadline would be the June 26 council meeting.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
That places cities around the state into three buckets:
On time: Cities that had their housing plans certified prior to a drop-dead deadline — which vary across the state — have another three years to make any necessary zoning changes.
—Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
Once upon a time, Alfa Romeo was Ferrari before there really was a Ferrari, building Grand Prix-winning race cars and drop-dead gorgeous road cars.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
And that’s exactly why the drop-dead gorgeous oceanfront destinations of Honolulu and Santa Barbara make the perfect 2024 fit.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
This one with Jonathan Adler included a drop-dead answer about a maroon and gray kitchen.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024
Furthering 1970s ideas of duration, performance, documentation as art, and drop-dead simple appropriation, Marclay broke through cerebellums and made time absolutely obvious while seeming to slow it down simultaneously.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
LaRose told him next Wednesday is the drop-dead deadline.
—CBS News, 24 May 2024
The city clerk said her drop-dead deadline would be the June 26 council meeting.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
That places cities around the state into three buckets:
On time: Cities that had their housing plans certified prior to a drop-dead deadline — which vary across the state — have another three years to make any necessary zoning changes.
—Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
Once upon a time, Alfa Romeo was Ferrari before there really was a Ferrari, building Grand Prix-winning race cars and drop-dead gorgeous road cars.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Nov. 2023
And that’s exactly why the drop-dead gorgeous oceanfront destinations of Honolulu and Santa Barbara make the perfect 2024 fit.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2023
This one with Jonathan Adler included a drop-dead answer about a maroon and gray kitchen.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Drop-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-dead. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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