By morning the battery was dead as a herring, and the flashlight wouldn't turn on.

By the time we found the phone, the battery was dead as a kipper.

The machinist inspected the dead centres on the lathe before mounting the workpieces.

On the factory floor, the technicians checked the dead centers of each rotating shaft before starting the run.

My coach had us do three sets of dead hangs to improve our grip strength.

If she delivers that aria perfectly, she'll knock dead everyone in the audience.

After sitting cross-legged for an hour, both of his dead-legs tingled painfully when he stood up.

The plastic was dead melting in the sun, losing its shape.

By morning the glacier had dead-melted into a trickle that no one expected.

The archaeologists carefully cataloged the dead melts found around the old furnace.