Sentence examples for stands dead from inspiring English sources

A ship stands dead in the water, burning.

The New Yorker, April 7 , 1986P. 27 A ship stands dead in the water, burning.

By Jonathan Schell The New Yorker, April 7 , 1986P. 27 A ship stands dead in the water, burning.

If a dog comes tearing out of the house, Stewart stands dead still until it calms down and sits at his feet.

It had grown for 300 years and then stood dead for 400".

The harvest was nearly finished, and the wind rustled stalks of corn that stood dead in the fields.

Mrs. Ford stood dead center beneath the chandeliers, one hand on her hip, the other extended forward.

But this one stood dead still much of the day, dumping rain on a narrow corridor of northern New Jersey hour after hour after hour.

For children who can't stand dead air, the machine displays animation while a tape is being fast-forwarded or rewound.

Sometimes, however, he would stand dead still, flip the ball back over his head without looking, and wait for the crowd to tell him he had hit nothing but net.

When he does arrive, we read: "He stood dead center, by a small X fashioned from electrical tape beside which Albert had written, 'Here standeth our boss.' He smiled.