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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sits dead" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is inactive, lifeless, or not functioning, often in a metaphorical sense. Example: "The old computer sits dead in the corner, gathering dust and forgotten by its owner."
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It's called "Titus Andronicus vs. the Absurd Universe (3rd Round KO)," and it sits dead center on the album.
The plant, he says, sits dead square in the middle of the proposed project, and he doesn't want to move.
The system sits dead and empty until a user tunes the antenna, captures the content, and watches it at the time of their choosing.
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Inside, rusty wagons sit dead on the rails.
One middle-aged woman sat dead, her head hung back, blood dripping.
The man's jeep sat, dead still, in the middle of a street that sloped sharply downhill.
The photo I remember best showed an old man who had sat dead and undiscovered so long that his skin had fused with the plaid fabric of his armchair.
Sitting dead in the water without anywhere to go with their prize — and soon to be in the cross hairs of the American military — the four hijackers appeared to have been overrun by the ship's crew and forced to adopt a new strategy.
"Everybody hurts but their reaction to the pain depends on their character – some people squirm and grumble while others sit dead silent.
Cogzy's well moody flatmate, a vaguely jaundiced-looking stoner whose Dad ran Rolls Royce, sat dead centre of the throng playing Sega Tennis on the Dreamcast and insisted on playing dreary East Coast backpacker rap, which was then experiencing its second dawn.
Count the number of seats in that row and try to sit dead center.
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