lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
Examples of lifeless in a Sentence
a cold and lifeless landscape
The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
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Their bodies were found lifeless June 2 with plastic bags over their heads and evidence that their hands had been zip-tied near their father's truck in a campground.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The following morning, the family discovered the lifeless body of the fourth kitten.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Faced with her lover’s lifeless body, Abe cut off his genitals with a kitchen knife, wrapped them inside a magazine cover, and vanished in the early hours.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Disregard the packet’s rigid instructions — boiling them for exactly two minutes risks either a limp, lifeless tangle or an unpleasantly chewy bite.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The following morning, the family discovered the lifeless body of the fourth kitten.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Faced with her lover’s lifeless body, Abe cut off his genitals with a kitchen knife, wrapped them inside a magazine cover, and vanished in the early hours.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Disregard the packet’s rigid instructions — boiling them for exactly two minutes risks either a limp, lifeless tangle or an unpleasantly chewy bite.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifeless
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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