lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
Examples of lifeless in a Sentence
a cold and lifeless landscape
The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
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The film tells the story of reed cutter Johan who discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land and is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
That’s a great source of tension on its own, but as things descend into a pat, lifeless love triangle, a gentle story gets sapped of some of its power.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
An autopsy performed Saturday was inconclusive on how a 30-year-old man died after his lifeless body was found on a Near North Side street early that day, according to authorities.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
That’s a great source of tension on its own, but as things descend into a pat, lifeless love triangle, a gentle story gets sapped of some of its power.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifeless
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“Lifeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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