find a corpse

Frequency: 7.56.2 per million words

To come across a dead body.

corpseVERB + NOUN

Categories:

find

Examples (10)

  • A jogger found a corpse while running through the woods this morning.
  • The archaeological team was thrilled to find a perfectly preserved corpse in the bog.
  • Police have yet to find the corpse of the missing person.
  • It must be a traumatic experience to find a corpse on a beach.
  • The search party scoured the mountainside for days before they found the climber's corpse.
  • Urban explorers were shocked when they found a corpse in the abandoned hospital.
  • The novel's protagonist finds a corpse in the library, which kicks off the mystery.
  • After the floodwaters receded, residents began the grim task of finding the corpses of their livestock.
  • They never expected to find a corpse hidden within the walls of the old house.
  • If you find a corpse, you should not touch anything and call the authorities immediately.