How to Use dead lift in a Sentence

dead lift

noun

• The dead lift: The heaviest object in the universe isn’t a black hole.
  — James Breakwell, Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2018
• Each soldier picked a weight and performed three dead lifts.
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2017
• There are two main exercises to use in conjunction with the hex bar: the dead lift and the shrug.
  — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2021
• One of his big achievements is a 655-pound dead lift, meaning lifting a barbell with weights from the ground to just below the hips.
  — Elyse Samuels, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2017
• The interviewer noted the weight listed for Snyder's dead lift, a hoist using the back and legs.
  — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• Two lower-body days include dead lifts, walking lunges and reverse lunges.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 19 May 2018
• Gabe Kapler loves to dead lift 555 pounds, hoard statistical analyses and fire up his players.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• His own workout routine involves cable woodchops, dead lifts, body-weight squats, pull-ups, sit-ups and push-ups.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2017
• Able to dead lift a 460-pound axle bar for multiple reps, she's heard it from haters: Stop promoting obesity.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2019
• Squats and dead lifts were her primary focus, with an emphasis on heavier weights.
  — Dave Melton, Post-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2018
• Right Now Her workouts consist of the leg-toning essentials: weighted traditional squats, Sumo squads, lunges and dead lifts.
  — Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• Multi-joint movements such as squats, dead lifts and lunges recruit several muscle groups at once, as opposed to isolated movements such as bicep curls.
  — Philly.com, 3 Apr. 2018
• Thus, Saladino and Harbour focused on power and strength training, especially in the upper body, with moves like dumbbell lifts, dead lifts, kettlebell walks, and butterflies.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 18 Sep. 2017
• Push-ups, sit-ups, and a 2-mile run were considered not holistic enough to meet the new requirements of war, so a six-exercise test was devised that incorporates exercises including a plank, dead lift, and sprint-drag-carry.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2021
• Standing compound exercises—such as the dead lift, lunge, squat, standing cable row, and battle rope waves and slams—engage the core, leg, and foot muscles for stability and balance, in addition to whatever their primary focus is, says Bracko.
  — Amanda MacMillan, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024