Example Sentences

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Corpses of Ebola victims are highly infectious and must be buried safely to contain the spread.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He is also franchising his intellectual property, creating other products such as a card game inspired by "Exquisite Corpses" while holding talks with video game developers.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Rob Zombie has made a second career for himself as a filmmaker, directing such now-classic horror films as "House of 1000 Corpses," "The Devil's Rejects," the 2007 remake "Halloween" and its sequel, "Halloween II."

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2022

Corpses arrive from hospitals or homes to a washing cabin, called a “ghassilhane”, where men wash male bodies and women wash female bodies.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2022

Corpses, tombs, or burying treasures with important people.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina