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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There’s no sugarcoating how lifeless the offense looked this weekend.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
But here, she’s forced into a lifeless film that only has the bones of what could have been a good story about trauma, either being consumed by it or working through it.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Alston battered Vitels over the back of her head at least five times with a pan, ultimately stuffing her lifeless body into a duffel bag and into a closet, the court heard Friday.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Samaro's body arrived there in an ambulance, lifeless.
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Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
26 June 2026
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
But here, she’s forced into a lifeless film that only has the bones of what could have been a good story about trauma, either being consumed by it or working through it.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Alston battered Vitels over the back of her head at least five times with a pan, ultimately stuffing her lifeless body into a duffel bag and into a closet, the court heard Friday.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
Samaro's body arrived there in an ambulance, lifeless.
—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
26 June 2026
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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