How to Use medical examiner in a Sentence

medical examiner

noun
  • Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene and the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, police said at the time.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The cause of death will be determined by the New York City medical examiner’s office.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The woman’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner, from blunt force trauma to the head, officials said.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • His death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
    Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Her death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.
    Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • The boy, identified as Willie Moore by the medical examiner's office Tuesday, died at the scene.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
  • Ducky, who served as the eccentric medical examiner, was a fixture on the series for two decades.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The chief medical examiner determined the cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the head and the manner of death is considered a homicide, said police.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Burn's body was transferred to the state medical examiner.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The medical examiner said Montes was right-handed, police wrote in the affidavit, and that no gunshot residue was present on his hands.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Records from the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office cite McGowan’s cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • He was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The state medical examiner conducted an autopsy last week and found her manner and cause of death to be a homicide with a gunshot wound to the head.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The medical examiner determined Neely was killed by a chokehold and his death was ruled a homicide.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The dead ranged in age from 60 to 80 years old, and many had other health conditions, according to the county medical examiner.
    Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • The person was transported to the medical examiner’s office to determine the cause of death.
    Caitlyn Freeman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The medical examiner’s office will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death of the child.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • The office of the chief medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The medical examiner ruled Paul Kessler's death a homicide.
    Jolie Lash, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The state medical examiner’s office has not yet determined a cause of death.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The medical examiner said later the 22-year-old had died with cocaine and ecstasy in his system.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Per People, the medical examiner noted that Perry had been sober for 19 months prior to his death.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The man who drowned has not been identified and the cause of death is pending a medical examiner's report, according to the Sheriff's Office.
    Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The medical examiner’s office is deploying trailer-sized coolers to store bodies, for the first time since the early days of Covid.
    Jack Healy, New York Times, 31 July 2023
  • The state medical examiner hasn't determined the cause or manner of death of any of the women, prosecutors said in a statement.
    CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • The medical examiner will also determine the cause and manner of death.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The state medical examiner’s office has not determined a cause of death.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • There was something on Maria's body at the scene that puzzled both the medical examiner and investigators: a tiny mark on Maria's right arm.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • When asked if a gun was found in the car, McManus refused to comment, saying the medical examiner still needed to examine the bodies.
    Lorraine Taylor, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The state medical examiner is working to determine Otieno's cause and manner of death.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023

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