How to Use autopsy in a Sentence

autopsy

noun
  • The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body.
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 1 May 2023
  • An autopsy confirmed Lyoya was shot in the back of the head.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Results of the autopsy are pending and the cause of death has not been confirmed.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], 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
  • An autopsy confirmed the body was that of a white woman between the ages of 17 and 23.
    — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • An autopsy found the cause of his death to be blunt-force trauma to the head and hypothermia.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Rita, 69, had a gunshot wound to the back of her head, her autopsy found.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Then, the detectives told Ivy the results of the autopsy.
    — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024
  • Police said the cause of death was not yet known and an autopsy would be performed.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021
  • No mother, these moms say, should have to ask for an autopsy of their 17-year-old son.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2021
  • 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 autopsy confirmed that the dead marine mammal was male and 4 years old.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 July 2022
  • By now, Lana knew that an autopsy had been performed on Steve.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • An autopsy revealed the man had died of stab and gunshot wounds as opposed to burn injuries in the fire.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Her cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The gun was intended to have fired a blank, but an autopsy found a bullet lodged near his spine.
    — Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • An autopsy ruled the manner of death as a homicide, but no identification could be made.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • After the investigation reopened, the child's remains were exhumed and sent to the FBI for a forensic autopsy.
    — Liam Quinn, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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