Examples of cadaver in a Sentence
medical students who train by using cadavers
Recent Examples on the Web
In the days after the fires, the authorities searched properties with cadaver dogs and rescue workers in the hopes of finding those reported missing.
—
Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
News that cadaver dogs did not definitively pick up any traces of Shaffer there or anywhere else around the bar.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Anatomic dissections were controversial in Europe and the U.S. for centuries because medical students often robbed fresh graves to study cadavers.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
An extensive search was done over the weekend, including cadaver dogs, drones, and a dive team, but no additional clues turned up, authorities said.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cadaver
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.
Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
News that cadaver dogs did not definitively pick up any traces of Shaffer there or anywhere else around the bar.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Anatomic dissections were controversial in Europe and the U.S. for centuries because medical students often robbed fresh graves to study cadavers.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
An extensive search was done over the weekend, including cadaver dogs, drones, and a dive team, but no additional clues turned up, authorities said.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cadaver
Cite this Entry
“Cadaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cadaver. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share