deathlike

Example Sentences

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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

Dr. Janov continued, “Finally, he released a piercing, deathlike scream that rattled the walls of my office,” adding: “All he could say afterward was: ‘I made it!

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2017

“There is a silence of deathlike stillness that gets on the nerves, and the sameness is wearisome.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2015

Many creatures sensed the approach of the slithering evil, or scented its dry, musty, deathlike odor.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques