POSTMORTEM in a Sentence

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Example sentences for POSTMORTEM, such as:

1. A postmortem showed that the victim had been poisoned.
2. A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death.

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 Meanings and Examples of POSTMORTEM
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postmortem
 a.  occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body
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Example Sentence:
1  A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death.
2  A postmortem showed that the victim had been poisoned.
3  A postmortem exam revealed large amounts of soil in her lungs and stomach, indicating that she had been alive and conscious while being buried.