morbid

Example Sentences

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However, what Jemima and far too many children like her experience today goes far beyond morbid curiosity.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Needle drops of Celtic folksongs and poems set to music give the impression that every Irish dirge yearns to get as morbid as “Nearer, My God, to Thee.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The “expectant widow” line was a morbid, vaguely risqué gag, the kind of joke that has been standard fare at the Correspondents’ Dinner and roasts for decades.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Between 2018 and 2023, the DOJ says, Aetna submitted or failed to withdraw erroneous codes for morbid obesity, applied to plan members whose body-mass index, or BMI, “was inconsistent” with such a diagnosis.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

By the time the boy-Human returned from battle camp, I had received excellent news: The Flabby Tabby was completely healthy, morbid obesity aside.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth