How to Use drop-dead in a Sentence

drop-dead

adjective
  • Vita’s look, though, is drop-dead stunning.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Her natural curly lob with strategic layers is drop-dead gorgeous.
    — Krista Carter, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Its charming space and drop-dead-gorgeous desserts have helped land the restaurant on the list more than 10 times.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That pushes the drop-dead deadline into mid-August.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
  • The Post Ranch Inn is one of the most luxe resorts in California‘s drop-dead gorgeous Big Sur.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The league had put this past Tuesday as its drop-dead deadline for a deal to be reached without affecting the 2026 schedule.
    — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Before looking at any car, decide exactly what your maximum budget is, and then begin looking for your car at 20% above your drop-dead maximum price.
    — Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Every decade gets at least one charismatic male movie star who’s drop-dead gorgeous yet somehow guy-next-door relatable, action-hero intense one second and irresistibly charming the next.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
  • From the ultimate artistic take on a 100-year-old nameplate to a timeless pairing of horology and horsepower to a drop-dead droptop, the machines on the following pages left us starstruck.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • Keke Palmer, who is on this year's Time 100 list, is drop-dead gorgeous in a floor length black gown at the Time 100 Gala on April 23 in New York City.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Keke Palmer, who is on this year's Time 100 list, is drop-dead gorgeous in a floor length black gown at the Time 100 Gala on April 23 in New York City.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Keke Palmer, who is on this year's Time 100 list, is drop-dead gorgeous in a floor length black gown at the Time 100 Gala on April 23 in New York City.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Robyn Lively During season 2, Twin Peaks introduced Lana Milford (née Budding), a beautiful woman who the men in town find irresistible, even though there's no shortage of drop-dead gorgeous women around.
    — Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026

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