fall dead
Example Sentences
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“Maybe next week, a bald eagle will fall dead out of the sky and splat right on the White House lawn.”
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
I did not fall dead of a heart attack.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
After he watches it stumble, then fall dead on the ground — this is in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado — he puts his head in his hand.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
Iguarán’s death at the age of 120 is accompanied by disoriented birds that smash into walls and fall dead.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 15, 2021
He knew he would fall dead and wake up in the stories of his village and people.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
