1
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
2
: a collection of reference works and files of reference material in a newspaper or news periodical office
Examples of morgue in a Sentence
old news stories found in a newspaper morgue
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Paul Fitzgerald, a Manson defense attorney, drove to the morgue to look at the body.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
At a makeshift morgue, Amu Mhamed Abu Amara mourned over her relatives, including her niece Mariam Mhamed Slimane Abu Amra, whose unborn child, Abu Amara told the NBC News crew, had died with her in the attack.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 22 June 2024
At the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital morgue, a mother grieved over her dead son’s body.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 June 2024
A bit later, when Suman goes to the morgue to identify the body, the camera lingers on the blue paint on Reena’s fingernails and the horrifying cigarette burn in the center of her forehead.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
At a makeshift morgue, Amu Mhamed Abu Amara mourned over her relatives, including her niece Mariam Mhamed Slimane Abu Amra, whose unborn child, Abu Amara told the NBC News crew, had died with her in the attack.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 22 June 2024
At the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital morgue, a mother grieved over her dead son’s body.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 6 June 2024
A bit later, when Suman goes to the morgue to identify the body, the camera lingers on the blue paint on Reena’s fingernails and the horrifying cigarette burn in the center of her forehead.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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morgue
noun1
: a place where the bodies of the dead are kept temporarily until they are identified or released for burial
2
: a department of a newspaper where reference material is filed
Medical Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
Legal Definition
morgue
noun
: a place where the bodies of persons found dead are kept until identified and claimed by relatives or released for burial or autopsy
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