Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of carrion
For the study, researchers looked at 1,376 vertebrate species known to eat some amount of carrion, ranging from tiger sharks and spotted hyenas to cane toads and common shrews.
—
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
These vultures rely on powerful soaring techniques and can cover vast distances in search of carrion, making use of rising thermal currents to stay aloft with minimal energy expenditure.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Raccoons and skunks make excellent neighbors, moving through your yard and neighborhood to dine voraciously on rats, mice, voles and other rodents, along with insects, grubs, carrion and many other less-desirable things in our gardens.
—Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
While other opportunistic scavengers like wolves and bears sometimes aid these processes as well, vultures remain the true champions of carrion consumption.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carrion
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
These vultures rely on powerful soaring techniques and can cover vast distances in search of carrion, making use of rising thermal currents to stay aloft with minimal energy expenditure.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Raccoons and skunks make excellent neighbors, moving through your yard and neighborhood to dine voraciously on rats, mice, voles and other rodents, along with insects, grubs, carrion and many other less-desirable things in our gardens.
—Alison Hermance, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
While other opportunistic scavengers like wolves and bears sometimes aid these processes as well, vultures remain the true champions of carrion consumption.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for carrion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrion
Noun
-
Photos posted by the group show the creature’s gray carcass partially submerged in shallow water.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
-
Habitat loss, poisoning from carcasses tainted with pesticides or lead, and hunting have led to declining populations in some areas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
Noun
-
Their corpses, reportedly decomposed and mauled by pigs, were not found for another three days, according to a police statement issued at the time.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
-
There was one dead roach under the margarita slushee machine, and 20 roach corpses on a sticky trap under a reach-in cooler.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Carrion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share