deathlike
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But the biggest draw might be the deathlike stench when they open.
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
Dr. Janov had practiced psychology for nearly two decades when, during a session, a young patient emitted what Dr. Janov described as a “piercing, deathlike scream.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2017
Many creatures sensed the approach of the slithering evil, or scented its dry, musty, deathlike odor.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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