lifelessness

Example Sentences

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Then his eyes found it: a seedling, brittle and brown, overlooked because of its lifelessness.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

Many Native communities prefer the term “collections space” over “storage” because the latter implies lifelessness and inactivity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Randle went 5 for 7 from 3-point range in the first quarter, camping out on the wing and making the Timberwolves pay for their lifelessness on defense.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Television series and films employ flies to hint at a character's lifelessness, lack of humanity or dedicated evil.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2020

The way to achieve the ultimate liberation through lifelessness is to cease paying heed to the illusion of reality.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife