carcass
Example Sentences
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This mammoth died nearby, but his carcass slumped into an ancient stream bed and was covered by sediment and eventually topped by the pits’ oozing asphalt, encasing and preserving his bones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
"We have not seen one single carcass of any animal," Aucamp said.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
And while some believe the animals may have travelled to a safer location, a carcass found in the area, said to be that of an orangutan, is fuelling conservationists' fears.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Pictures showing the carcass of a Sumatran elephant, another critically endangered species, being swept away by floods in Aceh in northern Sumatra went viral on social media last week.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Wherever the light touched, they rippled and heaved like a maggot-.’ riddled carcass.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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