corporal

Definition of corporalnext

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Recent Examples of corporal Randle was detained on suspicion of corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant on March 1. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 The indictment dismissed Friday followed one in 2023, which charged her with a felony count of corporal injury and three felony counts of poisoning. — City News Service, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 In 1980, Russ applied to the security team and has held positions there ever since, including roles as a corporal, lieutenant, chief, and captain, according to a press release provided by the park. — CBS News, 10 May 2026 The man was later booked on suspicion of crimes that included corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, robbery, resisting arrest, and drug possession after he was found with methamphetamine. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for corporal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporal
Adjective
  • Sometimes there isn’t enough time, mental, emotional, or physical capacity to take on another commitment, and that’s okay, too.
    — Jasmine Johnson, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than simply detecting physical obstacles, the system distinguishes between different types of messes and household objects to optimize cleaning strategies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Those range from the macro-industrial such as aircraft parts and underwater pipelines to the micro-medical such as stents that prop open bodily channels for bodily fluids.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Much like how John Cage had tuned in to hear silence full of sound, Paxton tuned the dancer’s attention inward, to perceive bodily stillness full of internal micro-movements.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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