go dead

phrase

of a machine or device

: to stop working especially because of not having electricity

The phones went dead during the storm.

Examples of go dead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year, if Buchwalter’s classes finished a few minutes early, the room would go dead silent as kids reached for their phones. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025

Drum rack dies, drums are dead except for the acoustic drums, and the guitars go dead. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025

Rather than let the play go dead, Londynn Jones dived for it, launching herself headfirst into the empty chairs on the sideline. — Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024

Teens devise ways to evade their parents by turning off their phone, letting their battery go dead or refusing to respond to text messages. — Sara Novak, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024

The mic should also go dead if candidate moves from his podium. — Washington Post, 25 June 2024

Until last week, nobody knew if this meant that the live internet feed would go dead. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022

Should the 12-volt battery go dead, the Sonata is the rare hybrid that can jump-start itself. — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 24 June 2021

Rhymes for go dead

• abed
• ahead
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• blackhead
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• bowhead
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• bridgehead