morgue

Example Sentences

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In the morgue, a relative sobbed silently, his forearm covering his eyes.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Qaiser said that officials were unable to help them, describing how his family had been told to visit both the burns centre and the morgue at different times.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

I have gone from craft work straight into the factory, from the air-conditioned morgue of the Hearthside directly into the flames.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich