corpse

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

No images have been released in public of his corpse and a state funeral that was supposed to have been held earlier this month has been postponed indefinitely.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Nietzsche said God is dead, but skimped on details of how we’d deal with the corpse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

When I opened my eyes, there wasn’t a corpse in sight.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm