lifelessly

Example Sentences

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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

Lopez performs this choice so lifelessly yet with such automatic determination that it’s fair to classify the sign as a cue card.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022

His yellow eyes stared lifelessly at the clouds, and flies collected on his open mouth.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson