still life

Example Sentences

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Yet still, life went on in Etzatlán, until the sense of tranquility was shattered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "still life".

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

What happened was that a few days after they split, I was in the Art Room with some other girls, working on a still life.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro