lie dead

Frequency: 7.015.2 per million words

to be lying on a surface after having died

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Examples (20)

  • His wife lay dead beside him.
  • A man lay dead in the middle of the road.
  • The victim lay dead on the cold, hard floor.
  • The ancient warrior had lain dead on the battlefield for days.
  • After the fierce battle, hundreds of soldiers lay dead across the field.
  • We found the bird lying dead beneath the tree.
  • The deer was found lying dead by the side of the road.
  • The general's horse lay dead, a casualty of the fierce battle.
  • He had lain dead for several days before anyone discovered the body.
  • After the avalanche, several unfortunate climbers were found to lie dead under the snow.
  • In the play's final act, the king lies dead at the center of the stage.
  • The villain was left to lie dead on the cold stone floor.
  • The once-mighty dragon lay dead at the knight's feet.
  • Witnesses reported seeing a strange creature lie dead by the riverbank.
  • A single bird lay dead on the windowsill, its song silenced forever.
  • Decades later, the secrets of the past would still lie dead and buried.
  • In the wreckage of the car, the driver lay dead.
  • They feared he would lie dead in the ruins, undiscovered.
  • His ambition lay dead, crushed by years of failure.
  • The old machine had been lying dead in the factory for years, now just rust and memories.