lie lifeless
Frequency: 6.07.5 per million words
To be in a horizontal position while dead.
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Examples (10)
- She lay lifeless in the snow.
- The victim was found to lie lifeless on the cold pavement.
- The toy soldier lay lifeless where it had fallen, its paint chipped.
- He watched the leaves lie lifeless on the water, carried by the current.
- For years, the old ship had lain lifeless at the bottom of the sea.
- After the accident, the debris lay lifeless across the highway.
- The detective observed the figure lying lifeless on the dusty floor.
- The ancient artifact had lain lifeless in its tomb for millennia.
- Despite the strong winds, the flag lay lifeless against the pole.
- The puppet's strings were cut, and it lay lifeless on the stage.