How to Use of/from natural causes in a Sentence

of/from natural causes

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  • Rogers passed away from natural causes in March at the age of 81.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Levy’s death was thought to be of natural causes, Nasarenko said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • Sakharov had died of natural causes, a free man in a fleeting era of hope.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Cox claimed self-defense in the shooting and died of natural causes in Dec. 2019.
    — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • Randolph was in hospice care at the time of her death and died of natural causes, her son, Randy, told TMZ.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In the summer of 2020, James Neal died of natural causes in custody.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Cox wasn't charged with a crime in relation to the slaying, and has since died of natural causes.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
  • One of the deaths was reported to be of natural causes while the cause of the second is yet to be determined.
    — Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Charlotte was dying of natural causes by the time the award is announced.
    — Eplunus Colvin, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2023
  • The singer, who retired from the group last year after over 70 years as its baritone, died of natural causes at his home in Virginia.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The creature probably died of natural causes: the bones show signs of arthritis.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 14 July 2024
  • Eleven died from natural causes and three were homicide victims, the data said.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Four presidents died from natural causes while in office—and, for some, the cause of death remains in dispute.
    — Amy McKeever and David Beard, National Geographic, 2 Oct. 2020
  • So, sports lost one of its biggest boosters, at age 88, when Wessel died May 23 from natural causes.
    — Bill Van Smith, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • His death, which appears to be from natural causes, came one day after his 76th birthday.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 14 July 2024
  • He is believed to have died of natural causes, a person familiar with the matter said.
    — Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • Catuna's spouse had called 911 to report that Griswold had died of natural causes.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2023
  • Bittenbinder, 80, died of natural causes on May 26 at his home, said his wife, Sally.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • Buchwald died Monday of natural causes at his home back east in the Berkshires, his agency announced.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
  • The answer is a bit deceiving, but San Diego’s Tom Nettles, who passed away last week from natural causes, could be a bit deceiving.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Officers and firefighters made entry into the home and found Beavers dead of natural causes.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction.
    — Andrew Dalton, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
  • Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, a London coroner’s office said in a statement Tuesday.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Initial evidence suggests the wolf may have died of natural causes.
    — Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2024
  • An initial autopsy concluded that Mosley died from natural causes and that there were no injuries on his body that could have caused his death, the BBC reported.
    — Eleni Giokos, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • Manson was cremated following a fight over his corpse that broke out soon after his death from natural causes last November at the age of 83.
    — Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The death was reported as being from natural causes, although the specifics remain unclear.
    — Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
  • Pryor, 89, died of natural causes Saturday at his home in Little Rock, according to his son Mark.
    — Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Of his six wives, two died of natural causes (one of them outlasting the king), two were amicably divorced and only two were beheaded.
    — WSJ, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Dying of natural causes can be similar to a car shutting down after years of use: Your body slows down and stops, and essential organs stop working.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 2 Apr. 2024

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