lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of lifeless in a Sentence
a cold and lifeless landscape
The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mary Jane Lara’s family has been searching for answers in her brutal murder since March 22, 2003 — the day a passerby discovered her lifeless body floating in a creek in Belton, Texas, southwest of the city of Temple.
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Anna Turning, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
In one video, people could be seen frantically going through the rubble to dig out the seeming lifeless body of one young victim.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The magazine carried a close-up photo of his lifeless upper body, the kind of cinéma vérité that American papers largely avoid.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Reward set for information to make an arrest After dying at about 2 a.m., Lugo was found lifeless in the middle of East Broadway Road near South Eighth Place.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
Without it, the internet would resemble nothing so much as an after-hours arcade, lifeless and dark.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
In addition, analysis of dozens of videos, including an edited video released by the Israel Defense Forces, reveals that crowds ran and ducked while lifeless bodies lay in the road near two Israeli armored vehicles.
—Jonathan Baran, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Battling to stay alive in the Western Conference playoff race, the Wild laid an egg in a lifeless, 6-0 loss to Arizona in a head-to-head matchup of teams eager to eliminate the other from contention.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
Her lifeless body was found in an alley near Keefe Avenue and Palmer Street.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
Anna Turning, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
In one video, people could be seen frantically going through the rubble to dig out the seeming lifeless body of one young victim.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
The magazine carried a close-up photo of his lifeless upper body, the kind of cinéma vérité that American papers largely avoid.
—Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Reward set for information to make an arrest After dying at about 2 a.m., Lugo was found lifeless in the middle of East Broadway Road near South Eighth Place.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
Without it, the internet would resemble nothing so much as an after-hours arcade, lifeless and dark.
—Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
In addition, analysis of dozens of videos, including an edited video released by the Israel Defense Forces, reveals that crowds ran and ducked while lifeless bodies lay in the road near two Israeli armored vehicles.
—Jonathan Baran, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Battling to stay alive in the Western Conference playoff race, the Wild laid an egg in a lifeless, 6-0 loss to Arizona in a head-to-head matchup of teams eager to eliminate the other from contention.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
Her lifeless body was found in an alley near Keefe Avenue and Palmer Street.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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