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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But for all the magic and lush imagery of the 1992 original, the live-action version is as lifeless as an unenchanted candlestick.
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Days later, his lifeless body was found stuffed in a suitcase and buried in cement.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
The story revolves around the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The Bruins were up by 27 points and everyone wearing blue and gold could dream about the possibilities for a team that seemed lifeless as recently as 2½ weeks ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Days later, his lifeless body was found stuffed in a suitcase and buried in cement.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 Mar. 2025
The story revolves around the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
The Bruins were up by 27 points and everyone wearing blue and gold could dream about the possibilities for a team that seemed lifeless as recently as 2½ weeks ago.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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