How to Use autopsy in a Sentence

autopsy

noun
  • The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body.
  • His body will be flown to New Providence for an autopsy.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • An autopsy will be conducted on Kim's body, the sheriff's office said.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • An autopsy conducted on the victim later ruled that the cause of death was acute mixed ethanol and cocaine toxicity.
    Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • To get those answers, two autopsies would be performed: one, two days after Melissa's death, and then another, about two weeks later while lab work was completed.
    Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Dykes was transported to the Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy.
    Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 30 July 2022
  • The 70-year-old's body is set to be flown to Nassau within the next day where authorities will conduct an autopsy to determine his cause of death, police said.
    Gina Martinez, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • According to the release, Newman’s body was transported to the Arkansas State Crime lab for an autopsy.
    Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Preliminary findings of an independent autopsy ordered by Grier's family declared her cause of death to be severe blunt force injury to the head.
    Kendall Ross, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Then, the detectives told Ivy the results of the autopsy.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024
  • 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
  • Her cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • An autopsy found she had been raped and was stabbed 61 times, according to court records.
    CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • An autopsy found O’Keefe died of hypothermia and blunt force injuries to the head.
    Meghan Mariani, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Rulings on the manner and cause of his death are pending an autopsy.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The autopsy also said the method of intake was unclear.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • The autopsy declared the child died from assault/blunt force trauma and ruled the manner of death as a homicide.
    Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 9 May 2024
  • The Alameda County Coroners' Bureau will conduct autopsies and toxicology tests on the fatality victims, officials said.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024

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