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

Recent Examples on the Web These types of axes were commonly found loosely or buried at grave sites, archaeologists said, and the people who used them were once called a battle ax culture for how many axes were found with the dead. —

Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024 Small flags line rows and rows of headstones of 14,000 veterans with names that connect the living to the dead: Joseph Milligan of Tennessee (World War I), Charles Harding of Colorado (World War II), Andrew Montello of California (Korea), and on and on. —

Hasan Zillur Rahim, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for the dead

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