Examples of postmortem examination in a Sentence
a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness
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In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Hostetler's death was ruled a homicide Dec. 23 after a postmortem examination done by the Office of the Medical Examiner.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
More information will be revealed after a postmortem examination is completed.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
His remains were transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where family members confirmed his identity following a postmortem examination.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Hostetler's death was ruled a homicide Dec. 23 after a postmortem examination done by the Office of the Medical Examiner.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
More information will be revealed after a postmortem examination is completed.
—Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
His remains were transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where family members confirmed his identity following a postmortem examination.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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“Postmortem examination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmortem%20examination. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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