body
noun
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
bodies
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pluralof body.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof body (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
bodynounthe physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
Example Sentences
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It added that the unit would be responsible for introducing a new legal duty for public bodies in England to consider how their policies affect those on low incomes.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
As nonprofit governing bodies, they reinvest heavily in the sport and their facilities, reducing the amount potentially available to players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It’s bad for bodies, bad for recovery, and bad for future matches when you’re pitting a player who finished at dinnertime against one who hit the hotel sheets a half day later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Because 3I/ATLAS originated outside our solar system, those measurements provide a rare opportunity to investigate how small icy bodies may form in another planetary system without traveling beyond our own.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
And the bodies hanging from the top of the ceiling are covered in webs, not nets.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
