the dead

noun

: the state of being dead

—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying

For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.

They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Examples of the dead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bernama report did not specify if the dead were members of the country’s official Hajj delegation. —Lauren Kent, CNN, 21 June 2024

Luckily that’s changed as literary and film criticism have challenged both the serial killer and the dead girl tropes. —Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024

Nothing says brutal occupation like a military checkpoint built in the style of the invading army just a few hundred yards from a dessicated ancient city where only rancid insects and shades of the dead wander the halls (and one angry old lady who yells at you, but that’s beside the point). —Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024

In Tibetan Buddhist tradition, to which the Sherpas adhere, the dead should be cremated at home. —Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024