How to Use carcass in a Sentence
carcass
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Durheim examined the carcass and found a puncture wound between the neck and shoulder.
— Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021 -
When the bird began to feed on the bait, a calf’s carcass, it was captured in a net propelled by small explosive charges.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021 -
The photo shows a sow reaching up to grab ahold of the elk carcass, which is hanging from a tractor, while her cubs feed just below it.
— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Over the years, Manqui has learned the difference between the scent of a body and that of an animal carcass.
— Longreads, 8 Apr. 2021 -
The whale carcass episode is one of multiple bizarre stories involving Kennedy and a dead animal that have been in the news recently.
— Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 -
One new feature on the pier that has also been well received is the fish carcass grinder that macerates the fish remains and then transfers them to holding tanks in the parking lot.
— Frank Sargeant, al, 4 Apr. 2021 -
Investigators later found a moose carcass within 50 yards of the site of Mock's attack.
— Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021 -
The infection can spread through direct animal-to-animal contact or through bodily substances or the carcass of infected deer.
— Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024 -
But carcass strength isn’t the only thing separating P/Euro-metric all-terrains from LT ones.
— Wes Siler, Outside Online, 6 Apr. 2021 -
Remember that the first step is almost always affixing the tag to the carcass, or reporting your kill on a state’s dedicated smartphone application.
— Wes Siler, Outside Online, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Beneath the tread, several different materials make up the supporting carcass.
— Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 -
At the base of the hills is an elk carcass, and somewhere in the trees above it, a small pack of wolves.
— Angela Owens, wsj.com, 17 Apr. 2023 -
There's all kinds of things that want to eat a small dead carcass.
— Emily Schwing, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2021 -
The whole carcass must be retrieved, not just the antlers or hide.
— Mead Gruver, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2022 -
Place the carcasses and skin in a large saucepan or small pot.
— Sheri Castle, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024 -
The message is clear: if there’s a whale carcass in the area, best to stay out of the water.
— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 4 May 2022 -
Get rid of the carcass, shallots and ginger, and stir in the barley.
— Andy Baraghani, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022 -
The carcass was burned to make sure the virus didn’t spread to any scavengers, Beckmen said.
— Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2023 -
The sharks were six, eight and nine feet in length and were feeding on the carcass of a sea lion.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 July 2023 -
She was then filmed tearing chunks of the shark’s flesh off of its carcass with her teeth.
— Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023 -
So, a garden, the beach, deer poop or a seal carcass all get the same treatment.
— Lisa D. Foster, Forbes, 18 May 2022 -
The video concludes with the bear standing over the massive carcass of its kill.
— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The shredded carcass was stripped to a heap of battered steel and even the engine block was ripped from the car.
— Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2022 -
One carcass lay near the road, ringed by traps for the foxes that, like the frost, steal animals from the herd.
— Hannah Beech, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023 -
In the mud, teeming with maggots, is the rotting carcass of a wild boar.
— Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021 -
Experts at the museum suspect the carcass was a fin whale based on the size.
— Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Not only is the duck fat pure culinary gold, the carcass is nothing to sniff at.
— Hana Asbrink, Bon Appétit, 8 Nov. 2022 -
Jones and a relative made quick work of the carcass, breaking it down in hours.
— Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2021 -
Recovering the body of the birds was a top priority in the instructions given to the hunting party, but no one was able to find the carcass in the thick brush that at some points grew as tall as Walz himself.
— Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2024 -
Stay away from animal carcasses, which often attract bears.
— CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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