dead
Example Sentences
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Last year, 21 gray whales were found dead around San Francisco Bay and 40% of those were from ship collisions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Once the war was on, the isolationist movement was largely dead and buried — and stayed that way for almost 75 years.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
The woman, identified by police as Donike Gocaj, 56, of Briarcliff Manor, New York, was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the New York Police Department said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Brunson scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, and 38 in the game, to will the Knicks back from the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Ragginold wasn’t doing anything but eating a dead weed on a dead stump, and they were certainly not keeping him from that.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
