Thesaurus results for CORPSE

corpse

noun

ˈkȯrps

Definition of corpse next

as in carcass

a dead body the startling discovery of a corpse required a call to the police

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Recent Examples on the Web Officials have not released the identity of the dismembered body but WLWT reported that the corpse belonged to Field's mother. —

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 Set in South Korea’s provincial mountain region of Hongcheon, A Girl with Closed Eyes opens as a young woman calling herself Min-ju (Kim) is caught, smoking gun literally in hand, standing over the bloodied corpse of celebrated writer Jeong Sang-woo (Lee Ki-woo). —

James Marsh, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2024 Time: the process that transformed the athletic jumping man, in a little more than a decade, into a corpse. —

Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 Provisions — mostly candy bars and wine — ran out within a week and passengers resorted to eating corpses. —

Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for corpse

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