Example Sentences

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He wasn’t much more spirited as a co-presenter with America Ferrera who, bless her, stretched her enthusiasm to places that would challenge Weird Barbie’s flexibility to compensate for his lifelessness.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2024

Then his eyes found it: a seedling, brittle and brown, overlooked because of its lifelessness.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2023

Many Native communities prefer the term “collections space” over “storage” because the latter implies lifelessness and inactivity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Randle went 5 for 7 from 3-point range in the first quarter, camping out on the wing and making the Timberwolves pay for their lifelessness on defense.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

He noticed that the emotional heaviness had transformed into bland lifelessness.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young