stone-dead
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of stone-dead
Example Sentences
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But if you want to kill it stone-dead, get to know his wife.
From The Guardian
But at the pace the PGA Tour is adapting to the modern sports landscape, I see innovations like the schedule change winding up stone-dead to the hole.
From Golf Digest
Trump had put attitudes that should be stone-dead back at the heart of the national conversation.
From The Guardian
And Özil had Arsenal’s first chance with 12 minutes gone, running on to Sánchez’s floated pass and taking the most beautiful stone-dead touch, only for Forster to save well with his legs as he shot.
From The Guardian
“The wind is blowing too hard. To be able to lag putt those putts stone-dead is very key.”
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