dead

Example Sentences

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The dream of the factory-built house was dead — not for the first time, nor the last.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Ireland escaped when James Lowe intercepted a pass and rushed up the field, but home hopes of a bonus-point win were ended when Crowley kicked the ball dead after they had won a penalty.

From BBC

There was certainly a palpable sense of relief that after all the upsets of the last few months, with tariffs and the threat of a US grab for Greenland, the transatlantic alliance was not dead.

From BBC

But Newcastle expect Joelinton to return from a groin injury imminently while the club hope Lewis Miley will not be sidelined for too long with a dead leg.

From BBC

"It had been really stormy, and there was a lot of debris washed up, but as I got closer I realised this was a turtle - but it looked very dead," he said.

From BBC