Faulkner resisted. He said,if you grow a vegetable, you can cut it to look like something else, but it will be dead.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

Sendak's parents would sometimes talk about the dead family members, especially children, who were not lucky enough to survive like Maurice had.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

He acted like a father to his thirteen nieces and nephews, the children of his dead brothers.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Nitrogen runoffs from farms can create large dead zones, like those in the Gulf of Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

It acts like a washcloth, helps remove dead skin cells and makes the soap last longer.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

"Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living," she would say.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

We say this is like beating a dead horse.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

She is a malcontent, the dream-like projection of Cobb's dead wife.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20