How to Use suicide note in a Sentence

suicide note

noun
  • The Persian phrase could have been the man’s farewell to the world: his suicide note.
    IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
  • He was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m., and a suicide note was found in his home.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The place of death led the police to treat the case as a suicide, despite the apparent lack of a suicide note.
    IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
  • His suicide note did not mention the deaths or remains, Sgt.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • There were also questions over whether Sheila could have left a suicide note.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • The father then found a suicide note, a will, and writings that Waters has described as racist.
    Aaron Morrison and Russ Bynum, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The father then found a suicide note, a will, and writings Waters described as racist.
    Russ Bynum and Aaron Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
  • This is in reference to Brian's suicide note, which was found in his backpack next to his body.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • In a suicide note, Stuart told The Times, Last apologized for not being smart enough.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • His father finds a suicide note, as well as a last will and testament on his laptop.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The report also detailed that a suicide note was found close by and confirmed that his death was a suicide.
    Mauricio Viladegutt, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Marienne writes a suicide note and then takes beta blockers to slow her heart rate down enough to appear dead.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The shooter is known to have left behind no suicide note or manifesto.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In her suicide note, Molly tells Butler not to follow her.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In the midst of the abuse, Anthony wrote a suicide note, according to records previously reviewed by The Times.
    Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • His wife reportedly had found a note akin to a suicide note and reported it to police.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Olivia Atkocaitis escaped the New Boston home in 2018 by digging her way out of the basement room and leaving behind a suicide note.
    Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Yao, prior to her death, told friends and family to post a suicide note to Facebook as well,Taiwan News reports.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Local media reports that a suicide note was discovered with the corpse.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Law enforcement sources said no suicide note was left behind.
    Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Detectives later found a suicide note penned by Bures at his home.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Her suicide note was later discovered under the blankets of their bed.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The shooter left behind at least 20 journals, a suicide note and a memoir, according to court filings.
    Travis Loller The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Young has allegedly admitted killing McGuire and sending the fake suicide note but has pleaded not guilty to murder, per 9News.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • For several months, Ayesha said, her family tried to persuade her to get a divorce; at one point, her father brought her a pistol and a suicide note to sign.
    Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Hale also said in the messages to Patton that a March 13 Instagram post was actually a suicide note.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The detective, who has since died, was not asked further about the matter, and the possibility of a suicide note was never raised during the trial.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • There was a typed, unsigned suicide note, but her family suspected foul play.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • When Max reads Rhea’s suicide note out loud, Mia starts to hallucinate and believes that she’s being attacked by her father.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The father, according to Waters, discovered his son's last will and testament and a suicide note on his laptop.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2023

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