dead
Example Sentences
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He had been presumed dead – yet another life claimed by Everest's treacherous slopes.
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
To do this, they’d cut a small chunk of the horsehoof mushroom that grows on dead birch trees, and set fire to it, then blown it out so that it was just shouldering.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
