dead to the world
Example Sentences
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Here, for a moment, I was dead to the world.
From Literature
Werksman picked apart descriptions she had given over the years of feeling “paralyzed,” “dead to the world,” “crying” and “whimpering.”
From Los Angeles Times
Richard is already asleep, dead to the world, snoring softly.
From Literature
I cradled the book to my chest and turned to watch Mom as she slept, dark and dead to the world.
From Literature
“I’m opening in the morning, and then by the time you get home from baseball tomorrow night, I’m going to be dead to the world.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.