corpse

Example Sentences

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Mojtaba Khamanei said in his message he had seen the late ayatollah's corpse after his "martyrdom".

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

She recalled, “Harvey was looking for someone at the bureau to play a body,” while preparing to give a slide presentation on best practices for photographing a corpse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

David carefully composed an idealized corpse to make Marat resemble images of the dead Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Exquisite corpse was also used in character design.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

A few people were allowed to see the corpse for purposes of identification.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson