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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already be dead" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that something has reached a state of being dead before a certain point in time.
Example: "By the time we arrived at the scene, the animal may have already been dead for hours."
Alternatives: "might already be deceased" or "could have already passed away".
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You will already be dead".
Scotland Yard detectives fear that Ameri may already be dead.
"I remember thinking he might already be dead".
In fact," he laughs, "I'd probably already be dead".
In a way, he might as well already be dead.
The vigil continues for the Spirit, the rover that may already be dead.
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The dad I yearned for had already been dead for 10 years.
The victims had already been dead for more than two days.
"I've already been dead, as far as I'm concerned", Boyd says.
In fact, without realising it, Diamantis had already been dead for about a year by then.
Because when she died it seemed like she'd already been dead for a while.
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