How to Use "Dead" with Example Sentences

dead (adj): not alive

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Used with verbs:

"The man is dead."
(be: is/am/are, lay)

"Our cat looks dead."
(looks, plays)

"He dropped dead from a heart attack."
(dropped)

"The cop shot him dead."
(shot, struck)

"They found her dead."
(found)

"The grandmother was declared dead at the hospital."
(be + declared, be + pronounced)

Used with adverbs:

"The animal was almost dead when we found it."
(almost, nearly, already)

Used with nouns:

"The dead animal lay in the road."
(animal, body, person)

"He has a dead brother."
(brother, sister, father, mother)

dead (adv): very; completely

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Used with adverbs:

"The class was dead boring."
(boring)

"The room was dead calm."
(calm, silent)

"You are dead wrong."
(wrong, right)

"She was dead scared."
(scared, tired)

Used with adjectives:

"The car came to a dead stop."
(stop, halt)

"There was dead silence."
(silence)