How to Use inquest in a Sentence

inquest

noun

• The court has ordered an inquest into his death.
• And, if that happens there won’t be any of the great inquests of the past.
  — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 18 June 2018
• In May 1912, a British inquest cleared Duff Gordon of the charge.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• The shooting led to the first public inquest in 20 years.
  — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2020
• The coroner’s inquest is the first of its kind in nearly 30 years.
  — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2020
• The coroner asked for a minute's silence to honor the victims at the start of the inquest.
  — Fox News, 10 Sep. 2018
• The coroner asked for a minute’s silence to honor the victims at the start of the inquest.
  — Gregory Katz, The Seattle Times, 10 Sep. 2018
• The inquest into Fields’ flaws, of course, was a natural part of the draft process.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2021
• Robert will be the sorry face of Lumi’s failure for most of the inquest.
  — Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
• Two weeks after the first fire, a coroner’s inquest was held.
  — New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
• O’Riordan’s inquest was held on what would have been her 47th birthday.
  — Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
• The film allows the second Mrs. de Winter a more direct role in the inquest.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• An inquest into the deaths of the five people killed in the crash also began last week.
  — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
• The purpose of the coroner’s inquest was lost on Hall’s father, who flew in from Texas to attend it.
  — Raheem Hosseini, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 July 2022
• Lovern made the same point last year, during an inquest into Williams' death.
  — Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
• Elliot was found naked in bed, propped up against two pillows, a coroner told the inquest.
  — Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
• The hearing has been adjourned until Apr 3, when a full inquest will be set.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2018
• The shooting prompted the first inquest in Los Angeles in more than 30 years.
  — Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
• Last month, the coroner ordered the inquest in Guardado's death -- the first in Los Angeles in more than three decades.
  — Sarah Moon and Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 12 Dec. 2020
• There was a huge public inquest, and a few months later the murderer was hanged.
  — Dennis Duncan, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• The ANC wants the inquest to be broad enough to uncover the influence of all business on state affairs.
  — Amogelang Mbatha, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2017
• The jury at the 2008 inquests into the deaths of Diana and Fayed found the paparazzi to be a contributing factor in those deaths.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2017
• No date has been set, though a pre-inquest review is expected to take place next week.
  — Anna Schaverien, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
• This tragedy – that claimed the lives of 30 of those on board – launched an inquest probing how the hulking 64-cannon ship met such an shameful end.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
• The outlet confirmed that the inquest into Kingston’s death has been adjourned to a later date.
  — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
• The deaths of the fans are ruled accidental by a jury during an inquest.
  — CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
• The inquest, which is set to run until Sept. 4, is to involve 64 witnesses.
  — Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
• The inquest into his death has been adjourned until March 26.
  — Tabitha Parent, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
• Once the results of the autopsy are known, the coroner’s court will decide if an inquest is needed.
  — Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 27 July 2023
• Until last year, the coroner’s office had not performed an inquest in more than three decades.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2021