lifelessly
Example Sentences
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An unfortunate presentation of three golden unitards designed by Halston for Graham’s 1981 “Acts of Light” makes them look more lumpy than revealing as they lifelessly cap the display.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
She was still wearing her maroon traditional garb, her arms falling lifelessly from the white sheet that barely covered her.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
It’s been 60 years since Marilyn Monroe was discovered on Aug. 5, 1962, in her bed in her Brentwood home, her hand draped lifelessly over the phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
In his review, The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw described the new movie as "overwhelmingly mediocre and pointless, contrived and lifelessly convoluted to the point of gibberish".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2022
When called upon to play the bear and carry off the maiden fair, he had been sullen and uncooperative, shuffling lifelessly through his paces when he deigned to take part in their mummery at all.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
