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 on 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, 3 Sep. 2025
The Gala is lifeless, and not in the fun death-y way the Addams family loves.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
But clarity that lives only in a document is lifeless.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After scoring the game’s first points, capitalizing on a circus Mountaineers turnover, Charlotte’s offense was rendered lifeless for much of the night.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The Gala is lifeless, and not in the fun death-y way the Addams family loves.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
But clarity that lives only in a document is lifeless.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
After scoring the game’s first points, capitalizing on a circus Mountaineers turnover, Charlotte’s offense was rendered lifeless for much of the night.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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