fall dead

Examples (10)

• The king fell dead after drinking the poisoned wine.
• In the final scene of the play, the hero falls dead on stage.
• The doctor warned that without immediate surgery, the patient could fall dead at any moment.
• Several soldiers fell dead in the first wave of the attack.
• Throughout history, countless people have fallen dead from mysterious illnesses.
• Witnesses described the horrifying moment of seeing the man fall dead in the street.
• If the lightning had struck him directly, he would have fallen dead instantly.
• He was running the marathon when he suddenly clutched his chest and fell dead.
• A single arrow was all it took for the majestic stag to fall dead.
• The villain laughed maniacally before he fell dead from his wounds.