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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The Mall outside had never looked so lifeless.
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Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
In such a situation, Stafford was to disconnect the umbilical that linked his junior astronaut to the spacecraft, seal the hatch, and come home alone, leaving Cernan, a 32-year-old Naval aviator, to become nothing more than a lifeless satellite of the Earth.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The previous weekend’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea had been meek and lifeless; a performance with the ambition of an artist painting a river without reflections.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But with that element missing, and with other elements to complement him failing him as well, the Panthers’ passing game was lifeless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
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Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2025
In such a situation, Stafford was to disconnect the umbilical that linked his junior astronaut to the spacecraft, seal the hatch, and come home alone, leaving Cernan, a 32-year-old Naval aviator, to become nothing more than a lifeless satellite of the Earth.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
The previous weekend’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea had been meek and lifeless; a performance with the ambition of an artist painting a river without reflections.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But with that element missing, and with other elements to complement him failing him as well, the Panthers’ passing game was lifeless.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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