the dead

noun

: the state of being dead

—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying

For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.

They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Examples of the dead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, over half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were militants. —Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025

Holland previously told TVLine that Georgie & Mandy would never erase the events of Young Sheldon, or bring George Sr. back from the dead. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025

If your outdoor plants are looking rough post-freeze, resist the urge to trim off all the dead and damaged foliage — for now. —Shafaq Patel, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025

In the dead of the night, three hooded thieves appeared outside the Drents Museum in Assen, a city in the northeastern Netherlands. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025