“Bodies” or “Body's”—Which to use?

“Bodies” or “Body's”

Overview

bodies / body's are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

bodies: (noun) the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being). (noun) a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity. (noun) a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person. (noun) an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects. (noun) a collection of particulars considered as a system. (noun) the central message of a communication. (noun) the main mass of a thing. (noun) the external structure of a vehicle. (verb) invest with or as with a body; give body to.

body's: NA

Pronunciation

bodies: b·AA·d·iy·z

body's: b·AA·d·iy·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “bodies”

The Army even burned the bodies of "terrorists" to prevent their…
…one who built the robot bodies of Mac and Molly Mange…
…be living in the same bodies.
…was responsible for several ancillary bodies, which it either funded or…
Woodrow Wilson: How Bodies of WWI Dead Are Handled…
…used for all the previous bodies of work.
…invaders that take over the bodies of fallen soldiers.
Their bodies were found by Professor Hackle's…
They have threads and bodies of a single standard size…
…accredited by any recognized accreditation bodies in the United States, its…

Examples of “body's”

…result in secondary infections by microbes.
…activities during the events in Benghazi.
…result of a public body's representation;
…representation is reasonably expected to apply.
…resulting in an elevated arterial pCO2.
…night after its official discovery observation.
…as at Crimea–Nauchnij in November 1982.
…role, at least in elderly patients.
…refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness.
…the issue of immunity and invertebrates).

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