headless corpse
Frequency: 4.51.8 per million words
Describes a corpse without a head.
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Examples (10)
- The detective stared in horror at the headless corpse lying in the alley.
- Archaeologists unearthed what appeared to be the headless corpse of a medieval warrior.
- Local legends tell of a headless corpse that haunts the old battlefield at midnight.
- Authorities have yet to identify the headless corpse found by the riverbank this morning.
- The forensic team carefully examined the headless corpse for any identifying marks.
- In the dim light of the crypt, the explorer stumbled upon a headless corpse.
- The grim aftermath of the battle was a field littered with mangled bodies and a single headless corpse.
- For weeks, the mystery of the headless corpse had baffled the small town's police force.
- A headless corpse was discovered by a hiker on the mountain trail.
- The discovery of several headless corpses suggested the work of a ritualistic killer.