How to Use autopsy in a Sentence

autopsy

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  • The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body.
  • The autopsy also said the method of intake was unclear.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • An autopsy said the cause of death was cardiac arrest and also cited heart conditions.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • The cause of death has not been determined, pending an autopsy, authorities said.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • But the level found in his blood was about the same quantity as would be used during general anesthesia, his autopsy showed.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • Utah’s chief medical examiner performed an autopsy and ruled her death a homicide.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 June 2024
  • An autopsy determined that Koval had bleeding inside the brain.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
  • Someone could have cut into the skull either as an attempt to treat the cancer, or as an exploratory medical autopsy to determine the patient’s cause of death.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
  • The autopsy also listed drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine (used to treat opioid addiction) effects as contributing factors to his death.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • The results of the full autopsy were sealed by the judge.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The autopsy showed Lacy died from a blood clot in his lungs.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
  • An autopsy showed that Vega shot the teen five times in the back.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • An autopsy found George died of blunt-force trauma to the head.
    — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
  • An autopsy showed that the victim had been shot one time.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 May 2023
  • Results of the autopsy are pending and the cause of death has not been confirmed.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • It is not known how long the autopsy will take due to the condition the bodies were found in.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 July 2023
  • The results of the autopsy will determine his cause of death.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • An autopsy revealed that Smith had died of blunt force trauma to the head.
    — Gary Wynn, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • An autopsy ruled the death to be a homicide, police said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The autopsy recorded his official cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • As Akers’ case made its way through court, Davis was asked to review the autopsy.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The death was caused by equipment at the plant, Klem said, adding that the results of an autopsy will be released Wednesday.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • An autopsy determined that Jason had been shot in the chest.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • An autopsy will be done, the person said, and a funeral could be held as soon as Thursday evening.
    — Arturo Torres and Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • However, the autopsy also found Kessler had nonlethal injuries to the left side of his face.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Though her manner of death is known, Mooney’s cause of death is still unknown, pending an autopsy.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • An autopsy identified the cause of death as heart failure.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • An autopsy will be performed to determine the man’s cause of death, police said.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The coroner statement on the death certificate is not a result of an autopsy.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ed, the Biden campaign pulling those ads, but now there is this autopsy of everything that has been said by anyone recently to try to talk about whether there is a stoking of any kind of political violence here and this finger-pointing.
    — CBS News, 14 July 2024

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