morgue

Example Sentences

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"Several families, fearing that the authorities might keep the bodies or bury them without their knowledge, broke open the morgue door and pulled the bodies out of ambulances," the source told the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“We went to the morgue and there he was,” Irma said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Iranian state television released footage showing dozens of bodies in shrouds lined up inside and outside of a morgue near Tehran on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Inside the hospital's morgue on Saturday, relatives peered beneath blankets to get a last glimpse of their loved ones.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

It was hard to think of anything but the cellar and what the men from the morgue were doing down there.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn