How to Use the dead in a Sentence

the dead

noun
  • The dream glowed, even in the dead of night.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But by night this was the land of the dead.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Twin looked at the pay phone, then down at the dead boy.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And among the dead are at least 53 paramedics.
    — Greg Dixon, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Jesus raised him from the dead.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The pilot was known to be among the dead.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
  • One of the dead was the suspect's son.
    — Wjar Staff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Trim only the dead or mushy roots.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond the lot, the dead brown land.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Abe laid a wreath in honor of the dead.
    — Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Among the dead were two infants.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Among the dead are at least four health workers.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026
  • But this wasn’t even speaking ill of the dead.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Trim away the dead fronds and repot in fresh soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • Two of the dead were on the train, and one was in the dump truck.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
  • Cops have not yet released the dead man’s name.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Part of the reason lies in the dead time in the process.
    — Marty Makary, STAT, 28 Apr. 2026
  • And that’s not going to bring this guy back from the dead.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
  • About two thirds of the dead were in the country’s south.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Alone in the dead of night, a man can fall into bleak thoughts.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
  • And sometimes, that’s enough to bring a snack back from the dead.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Take a deep breath, cut back the dead foliage and hope for the best.
    — Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Three of the four guides on the trip are among the dead, Moon said.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • About 50 were near the dead rodent.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Grab some pruners or loppers, cut off all the dead stems, and throw them away.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Go out and identify the dead weight in your life.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Dancehall sounds like a tease in the dead of winter.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Among the dead was at least one child and two paramedics, the health ministry said.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
  • How showing love to the dead meant winning.
    — Jesmyn Ward, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One seeks the dead, the other stalks the living.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025

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