corpse

Example Sentences

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They seem to be lowering Christ’s corpse, which is thrust forward from the picture plane, onto the altar below the painting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The other hostages look to Ernest for answers when a corpse turns up on bank property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A hearse driver lost his argument that the corpse in back was a passenger.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The corpse smells, and with every passing minute, it smells more.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day