more dead than alive

idiom

: very close to death
When we found her, she was more dead than alive.

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As soon as the 2060s, there may be more dead than alive users on Facebook. Carl Öhman, TIME, 31 July 2024 With wit and vigor, Dead Outlaw investigates a country obsessed with liberty and heroism, where the free market smiles darkly over it all, hinting that most of us are probably worth more dead than alive. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 The market for kangaroo meat offers more financial incentives than kangaroo conservation: in many cases, Ledgard observes, wild animals are worth more dead than alive. Ingrid Burrington, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022

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“More dead than alive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20dead%20than%20alive. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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