drop-dead
adjective
: sensationally striking, attractive, or impressive
a drop-dead evening gown
drop-dead
adverb
Examples of drop-dead in a Sentence
a drop-dead wedding dress that must have cost a fortune
Recent Examples on the Web
All of this overlooks Payne’s Valley, my favorite course at Big Cedar and a drop-dead visual stunner with more lakes, more greens, more waterfalls, and beauty as far as the eye can see.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But her darkness is unserious, just as her violence is, essentially, comic — pratfalls and slapstick done with drop-dead finality.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
Robyn Lively In the second season, Twin Peaks introduced Lana, a woman that the men in town find irresistible even though there’s no shortage of drop-dead gorgeous women around.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On the ninth floor of the Hay-Adams Hotel, which has a drop-dead view of the White House across Lafayette Park, Liz Truss, Sebastian Gorka, and Erik Prince mingled with guests trying to eat steak frites while standing up.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
While her Death Becomes Her character isn’t a good sport, Meryl Streep sure is — and drop-dead hilarious at that.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a glossy, drop-dead-gorgeous case that feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The terrain is mild by Colorado hiking standards, but still enjoyable and drop-dead gorgeous this time of the year.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Her recent video, for Taste, features the performer alongside Beetlejuice star Jenna Ortega rivaling over a boy while looking drop-dead gorgeous.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
But her darkness is unserious, just as her violence is, essentially, comic — pratfalls and slapstick done with drop-dead finality.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 June 2025
Robyn Lively In the second season, Twin Peaks introduced Lana, a woman that the men in town find irresistible even though there’s no shortage of drop-dead gorgeous women around.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
On the ninth floor of the Hay-Adams Hotel, which has a drop-dead view of the White House across Lafayette Park, Liz Truss, Sebastian Gorka, and Erik Prince mingled with guests trying to eat steak frites while standing up.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
While her Death Becomes Her character isn’t a good sport, Meryl Streep sure is — and drop-dead hilarious at that.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
This is a glossy, drop-dead-gorgeous case that feels great.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
The terrain is mild by Colorado hiking standards, but still enjoyable and drop-dead gorgeous this time of the year.
—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
Her recent video, for Taste, features the performer alongside Beetlejuice star Jenna Ortega rivaling over a boy while looking drop-dead gorgeous.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Drop-dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-dead. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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