lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
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Examples of lifeless in a Sentence
a cold and lifeless landscape
The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
After a heated debate, the sisters leave the lifeless, marooned body after alerting emergency services.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
In footage shared on social media by local journalists in Gaza, Nabhan’s lifeless body is seen lying on a hospital bed, covered in blood, as weeping crowds huddle around him.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
That danger became grimly apparent this week when a Longview police officer struck and killed a mountain lion with his patrol car — and then posed for a photo with the animal's lifeless body.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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