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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Instead, the family alleges crew members stuffed Virgil’s lifeless body inside a morgue refrigerator and resumed the voyage, the Daily Mail reported.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Weeping and caressing the lifeless Rahaf in her arms, the baby’s mother, Hejar Abu Jazar, kept ululating in despair.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Bare branches and crisp brown foliage of perennials that have died back for the season make the garden appear lifeless, though there’s still a lot going on behind the scenes as plants prepare for spring.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
The culprit would have had to assault Dave in the recovery ice tub, pull his lifeless body out of the tub, dress him, clean up the crime scene, and then transport Dave’s corpse several blocks away without anyone spotting any of it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Weeping and caressing the lifeless Rahaf in her arms, the baby’s mother, Hejar Abu Jazar, kept ululating in despair.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Bare branches and crisp brown foliage of perennials that have died back for the season make the garden appear lifeless, though there’s still a lot going on behind the scenes as plants prepare for spring.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
The culprit would have had to assault Dave in the recovery ice tub, pull his lifeless body out of the tub, dress him, clean up the crime scene, and then transport Dave’s corpse several blocks away without anyone spotting any of it.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 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 18 Dec. 2025.
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