the dead
noun
: the state of being dead
—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying
For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.
They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.
Examples of the dead in a Sentence
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The whole thing with the dead rat wasn’t exactly scripted, either.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 May 2024
In a worst-case scenario, however, an accident could leave the multibillion-dollar telescope broken — or, even more tragically, tethered to the dead bodies of the astronauts sent to repair it.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
Although the wishes of the dead should carry weight, the interests of posterity count, too.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The ministry last week updated its breakdown of 35,000 total fatalities in Gaza, saying about 25,000 of the dead have been fully identified.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
But the dead couple had become heroes to many on the tiny, impoverished island of 72,000.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Clovis Police Department Police identified the dead women as Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen, both 23 years old and from Texico, New Mexico.
—CBS News, 6 May 2024
Among the dead were teachers and students in search of affordable accommodation, and dozens of migrants from other African countries who had moved to Johannesburg seeking work.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 6 May 2024
And because each of these stories takes place in the dead of night, Swift and Jack Antonoff have constructed a nocturnal aesthetic for Midnights, full of bass-heavy midtempo beats and heavily reverbed synths.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 5 May 2024
Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 May 2024
In a worst-case scenario, however, an accident could leave the multibillion-dollar telescope broken — or, even more tragically, tethered to the dead bodies of the astronauts sent to repair it.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 16 May 2024
Although the wishes of the dead should carry weight, the interests of posterity count, too.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The ministry last week updated its breakdown of 35,000 total fatalities in Gaza, saying about 25,000 of the dead have been fully identified.
—Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
But the dead couple had become heroes to many on the tiny, impoverished island of 72,000.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
Clovis Police Department Police identified the dead women as Samantha Cisneros and Taryn Allen, both 23 years old and from Texico, New Mexico.
—CBS News, 6 May 2024
Among the dead were teachers and students in search of affordable accommodation, and dozens of migrants from other African countries who had moved to Johannesburg seeking work.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 6 May 2024
And because each of these stories takes place in the dead of night, Swift and Jack Antonoff have constructed a nocturnal aesthetic for Midnights, full of bass-heavy midtempo beats and heavily reverbed synths.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 5 May 2024
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“The dead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20dead. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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