still life

Example Sentences

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Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Ms Pepin disagreed, claiming there was "still life left in it".

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

And get this: hotfoot becomes hotfoots, and still life becomes still lifes.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner