unalive
Example Sentences
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The intent was for them to appear unalive while still getting across a sense of the person they used to be.
From Los Angeles Times
Now she’s a middle school teacher in New Jersey, and when her students’ phones and TikTok access are taken away, their out-loud whining has a 21st-century digital twist: “I feel so unalive.”
From Seattle Times
Beltrama draws a parallel between “unalive” and how a saying like “Let’s go Brandon” has become a way to express disdain for President Joe Biden without using the profane phrase that it’s code for.
From Seattle Times
“I think people understand what they’re doing when they’re using ‘unalive’ as a flip descriptor.”
From Seattle Times
Dictionary.com — the hipper alternative to major English-language dictionaries that so far do not appear to address “unalive” in this sense — uses this example in its definition: “The point of the game is to unalive all enemies before losing your last life token.”
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.