carcase
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In a powerful speech, she said the "burnt carcase" of Grenfell Tower had revealed the "true face of Kensington" - poverty, malnutrition and a lack of care.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2017
Statistics from Defra show that household purchases of pork, beef, mutton and lamb carcase meat have halved since the late 70s.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2013
They looked in wonder at the carcase of the fell beast that lay there; and their steeds would not go near.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
There is no sign of life or what has been life, except here and there the roasted carcase of a wallaby or kangaroo.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
A soul this carcase once possess’d, Which of its virtues was caress’d, By all who knew the owner best.
From Curious Epitaphs by Various
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