deathlike
[ deth-lahyk ]
adjective
resembling death.
Origin of deathlike
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How to use deathlike in a sentence
No wonder that their haggard, pale faces grew each day more deathlike.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 | James BarnesWith every step of advance the brooding silence seemed more profound, more deathlike.
Keith of the Border | Randall ParrishThe flabby face grew more deathlike, until the burning eyes seemed peering from the face of a corpse.
The Crevice | William John Burns and Isabel OstranderHis face grew more deathlike, his mouth trembled, his eyes rolled, his head dropped.
A Confederate Girl's Diary | Sarah Margan DawsonA sense of oppression came over the two watchers as the minutes grew longer and more deathlike in their stillness.
Graustark | George Barr McCutcheon
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