How to Use autopsy in a Sentence

autopsy

noun

• The coroner performed an autopsy on the murder victim's body.
• The man's body will be sent to the state Crime Laboratory for an autopsy.
  — Arkansas Online, 6 May 2022
• An autopsy confirmed that his cause of death was epilepsy, a condition he was actively being treated for.
  — Adam England, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
• As an autopsy of a ménage-à-quatre, Conversations the novel is uneasy from the first page.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 May 2022
• An autopsy revealed the Full House alum, who was 65, died from head trauma consistent with some kind of fall.
  — Scott Huver, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
• Authorities have not yet released the identity of the victim, pending completion of an autopsy.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2022
• The medical examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the manner and cause of death, according to the release.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2022
• The latest murder charge, according to the sheriff’s office, was based on preliminary results of an autopsy performed on the father.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 5 May 2022
• An autopsy later showed Destinee Thompson had both fentanyl and methamphetamine in her system at the time, according to the letter.
  — Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2025
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 1 May 2023
• Results of the autopsy are pending and the cause of death has not been confirmed.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], 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
• 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
• Then, the detectives told Ivy the results of the autopsy.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2024
• 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
• 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
• Her cause and manner of death are pending the results of an autopsy.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
• 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
• Rulings on the manner and cause of his death are pending an autopsy.
  — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024
• Lyoya died of a single gunshot wound to the back of the head, according to an autopsy.
  — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022
• The autopsy also said the method of intake was unclear.
  — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Feb 2025