Example sentences for: corpse

How can you use “corpse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The classic example is the corpse of the corrupt Pope Formosus (816-896), which was exhumed and dragged through the streets of Rome.

  • The second scene occurs during Kristallnacht , the night of broken glass when the Nazis destroyed most of the synagogues and many of the Jewish-owned stores in Germany: Oskar discovers that the Jew who sells him his tin drums has committed suicide in his store, while storm troopers rampage around his corpse, poking it with puppets and dropping their pants to shit on the floor.

  • In continuing heavy coverage of the death of Pol Pot and its aftermath, the SCMP revealed that the widow of this man who had crushed all religions and murdered thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns had held a private Buddhist ceremony in front of his corpse one hour before his cremation.

  • In the foreground of the huge painting, next to Hyacinth's corpse, are two innocuous-looking balls and a racket, while the net hangs slackly in the background.

  • Loveless Bob has no such gene, and thus stands on the bank wondering whether his brother's corpse will attract any large, edible fish.


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