decomposing

Example Sentences

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A court has turned down their request but ordered the authorities to protect the body from decomposing.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Three years ago, Nelligan and his colleagues, working from the backyard of a neighbor of Susan Flores, used soil vapor sampling to detect volatile organic compounds they say may be associated with decomposing human remains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"It was so upsetting to see - especially as we believe Floss had been living in the same house as the decomposing remains of her friend."

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The air was thick with the stench of a decomposing dog, left out to rot with no residents around to remove it.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

I seemed to see the whole universe, even the sun and sky, leaping forward, then sinking away again, decomposing.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner