dead body
Example Sentences
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“If I ever show up on ‘White Lotus,’ I’d almost certainly be the dead body at the beginning,” says Probst, “and fans would probably say, ‘Well, he definitely had that coming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Her interest in art contrasts with the darker themes of The Gallerist, in which she plays an art consultant caught up in a scheme to sell a dead body as an artwork.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
“Over my dead body will he throw it away,” my mother declared.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
