dead body

Example Sentences

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Certain hardline sections of the ultra-Orthodox community disagree with autopsies, saying any interference with a dead body is a desecration according to the Torah.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Having fashioned a creature from dead body parts, the scientist recoils from the result, which appears to him to be a monster of “unparalleled barbarity,” and abandons his construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

There, she identifies the dead body of Roper — a reveal that suggests his character won’t really be part of Season 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

“Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living,” Gai said.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

To Ismene, shocking as it was, overwhelming her with anguish for the pitiful dead body and the lonely, homeless soul, it seemed, nevertheless, that nothing could be done except to acquiesce.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton