corpse
a dead body, usually of a human being.
something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars.
Obsolete. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead.
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How to use corpse in a sentence
If so, it would be the first time that astronomers have witnessed the formation of this kind of rapidly spinning, extremely magnetized stellar corpse.
Astronomers spotted colliding neutron stars that may have formed a magnetar | Lisa Grossman | December 1, 2020 | Science NewsWhen a sting goes all wrong and corpses pile up, Jo, already in debt to the shadowy “lady upstairs” who’s her boss, aims for a big final payoff involving dirty cops and a slithery mayoral candidate.
Love suspense? Here are 5 new thrillers that will have you on the edge of your seat. | Richard Lipez | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostIn El Paso, the National Guard has been dispatched to handle the overwhelming number of covid-19 corpses, many held in 10 refrigerated trailers outside the medical examiner’s office.
The Health 202: Obese Americans could be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine | Paige Winfield Cunningham | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostThe corpses of Lakota massacred at Wounded Knee were thrown into a mass grave by their killers, members of the 7th Cavalry.
He wants Americans to think that’s true, that the spread of the virus into every state and the corpses it has left behind are not reflective of any failure on the part of government but are, instead, simply par for the course, symptoms of an illness.
The corpse of a British man who died in Macedonia is being flown to Frankfurt for Ebola testing.
They too love a good death, a brilliant corpse, a riveting sequence of unfortunate events.
The Dirty Secret Doctors Don't Want You To Know | Kent Sepkowitz | August 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce cleaned and sealed in two body bags, the corpse will be driven to a fresh row of graves.
A barefoot corpse in camouflaged khakis is being carried into the street, partially wrapped in rug, as I enter the house.
Did Hamas capture an Israeli soldier, or drag away his corpse?
The Alcalde remained kneeling for a short time by the side of the corpse, his lips moving in prayer.
Haggard flung his weapon to the ground, and all four men crowded round the corpse.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe next day, a great crowd of men arrived, who performed their customary dances around the corpse.
Thereupon a dispute arose, and the Savages, seizing their bows and arrows, wanted to take away the 151 corpse.
Kip thrust out a hand toward the piece of yellow paper in the fingers of the corpse.
British Dictionary definitions for corpse
/ (kɔːps) /
a dead body, esp of a human being; cadaver
theatre slang to laugh or cause to laugh involuntarily or inopportunely while on stage
Origin of corpse
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