dead body

Example Sentences

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Certain hardline sections of the ultra-Orthodox community disagree with autopsies, saying any interference with a dead body is a desecration according to the Torah.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Having fashioned a creature from dead body parts, the scientist recoils from the result, which appears to him to be a monster of “unparalleled barbarity,” and abandons his construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living,” Gai said.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

And he reveals something about the American moneymaking ethos, which holds not even a dead body sacred.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

I don’t really think I’m about to touch a dead body.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron