Corpse in example sentence

Suddenly on the pavement was heard a loud noise of clogs and the clattering of a stick; and a voice rose—a raucous voice—that sang—"Maids in the warmth of a summer day Dream of love and of love always"Emma raised herself like a galvanised corpse, her hair undone, her eyes fixed, staring.

More example sentences with word corpse

When the cricket nears a body of water, such as this swimming pool, it jumps in and drowns, and the worm wriggles out of its suicidal corpse.

The title character of "Ligeia" returns from the dead through the corpse of her husband’s second wife – or at least the opium-addicted narrator thinks she does.

It's a multi-billion-dollar industry, and its economic model is based on the principle of protection, sanitation and beautification of the corpse.

Finally, the industry will beautify the corpse.

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