dead

Example Sentences

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“When I came back our country was dead. Now it’s the hottest country on the planet,” he said in what has become the standard stump speech pickup line.

From Salon

He also ordered administrators to remove any content that “inappropriately disparages Americans” living or dead, and replace it with language that celebrates the nation’s greatness.

From Los Angeles Times

"Left to its own devices, the trees in the wild really will be the living dead."

From Science Daily

But Mojtaba Khamenei did not mention her as being among the dead and Thursday the Fars news agency said she had survived.

From Barron's

A 25-year-old man is dead after a suspected rattlesnake bite last month in Irvine, prompting warnings from animal control officials in Orange County as rattlesnake activity ramps up across trails and open spaces.

From Los Angeles Times