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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Heading into the last round, Dacres is tired, but Sirenko is lifeless and seemingly just going through the motions.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Not long after, Blanca, the daughters, and Abel—Nicolás’ piano student and secret lover—found his lifeless body in the farm’s lake.
—Time, 18 July 2025
Suddenly, a woman’s lifeless body comes hurtling past them from above, getting caught in their ropes and nearly taking them down with her.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Riccardo’s dad, along with two lifeguards and other vacationers, began digging with their bare hands and eventually discovered Riccardo’s lifeless body in the hole that had collapsed and caved in, per the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Not long after, Blanca, the daughters, and Abel—Nicolás’ piano student and secret lover—found his lifeless body in the farm’s lake.
—Time, 18 July 2025
Suddenly, a woman’s lifeless body comes hurtling past them from above, getting caught in their ropes and nearly taking them down with her.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Riccardo’s dad, along with two lifeguards and other vacationers, began digging with their bare hands and eventually discovered Riccardo’s lifeless body in the hole that had collapsed and caved in, per the outlet.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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