Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
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In 2023, cadaver dogs alerted to topsoil near where the patio had been built in the home’s backyard, but as authorities dug deeper, the dog stopped picking up the scent, law enforcement sources said.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Over the years, she's transformed into everything from a cadaver to Jessica Rabbit to a worm and, more recently, Medusa, which entailed her wearing a headpiece with moving snakes (animatronics, of course).
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Her head and torso were in a cadaver bag and her limbs in a garbage bag in the front trunk of his Tesla, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Sheriff’s deputies even used ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to search the property of his father, Ruben Flores, in Arroyo Grande in 2021.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Over the years, she's transformed into everything from a cadaver to Jessica Rabbit to a worm and, more recently, Medusa, which entailed her wearing a headpiece with moving snakes (animatronics, of course).
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
Her head and torso were in a cadaver bag and her limbs in a garbage bag in the front trunk of his Tesla, prosecutors said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
cadaver
noun
ca·dav·er
kə-ˈdav-ər 
: a dead body especially of a person : corpse
Medical Definition
cadaver
noun
ca·dav·er
kə-ˈdav-ər
plural cadavers also cadavera
-ə-rə
: a dead body
specifically
: one intended for use in medical education or research
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