dead man

Example Sentences

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But “Wake Up Dead Man” is a funny gothic whodunit in which the twist is an ending that squeezes out a tear.

From Los Angeles Times

She won the 1996 Best Actress Oscar for "Dead Man Walking", where she played a nun who supports a man sentenced to death.

From Barron's

Then again, it’s hard to think straight when talking to a dead man.

From Literature

He closed his eyes and did the dead man’s float, to rest.

From Literature

Twice he did the dead man’s float, to rest, and both times he had to force himself to start swimming again.

From Literature