dead spot
Example Sentences
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There’s a dead spot on the former site of a bounce house, and the detritus of five children suggests, at all times, that we are running the world’s chintziest yard sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
With the emergence of rookies Ben Gamel and Mitch Haniger, and the resurgence of Danny Valencia and Mike Zunino, the Mariners don’t have a dead spot to prop up a struggling opposing pitcher.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2017
A dead spot having zero speed is created there.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Elle Macpherson, the show’s host, is the only dead spot, but she isn’t around much.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2012
It's a completely dead spot, and sats are spaced very thinly there.
From The Runaway Asteroid by Michael D. Cooper