drop-dead gorgeous

Example Sentences

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I guess to that end, I watch Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue every night and I think that it’s pretty drop-dead gorgeous.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Yes, a Little Free Flowery: a home with a yard full of flowers where they set out scissors and vases and ribbons and people can take home a drop-dead gorgeous bouquet.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

“This idea that you’re going to see someone who’s drop-dead gorgeous, who completely blindsides you, and you don’t care about anything else.”

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2021

My new girlfriend is kind, reliable, clever, and drop-dead gorgeous.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2021

It’s an age when you have so many insecurities and there are so many unknowns – yet at the same time you are drop-dead gorgeous and have loads of energy.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2016