lifeless

Example Sentences

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England had vowed that, after lifeless defeats by Scotland and Ireland in the previous two rounds, Rome would be a return to the intensity and intent that marked a successful 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The few other highlights in the show are overwhelmed by a surfeit of lifeless abstractions, eye-glazing prints and vacuous conceptual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Early primary coverage feels so distant with its talk of endorsements, “war chests,” and other lifeless stats.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

The lines of vegetation along their banks are like oases, fertile places where people can farm in an otherwise almost lifeless land.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann