dead

Example Sentences

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If he kisses her, she might drop dead.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They were unable to save him, and he was declared dead shortly after, according to the LAFD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Traditional funeral practices in this region also involve touching the bodies of the dead; when health workers tried to block that from happening, residents only became more suspicious.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

When we are older, and our parents are dead, we are on our own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver