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 whole thing with the dead rat wasn’t exactly scripted, either. —Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 May 2024

In a worst-case scenario, however, an accident could leave the multibillion-dollar telescope broken — or, even more tragically, tethered to the dead bodies of the astronauts sent to repair it. —Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024