deathlike
Example Sentences
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But the biggest draw might be the deathlike stench when they open—and people are willing to wait hours to catch a whiff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I think that part of what drove theater attendance this summer was a subconscious attraction to the deathlike repetition of timeless dreamworlds, whether underwater or plastered in pink.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
In the US, one writer observed: “The very face of nature seemed to be shrouded in a deathlike gloom.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
In the lower one, the deceased Virgin lies in deathlike sleep amid a gathering of apostles.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2018
A deathlike silence now hung over both sides of the vast camp.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
