post mortem
Example Sentences
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The four bodies found earlier this week are expected to be repatriated to Italy on Saturday and post mortem examinations will take place in the coming days.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The opening of an inquest into her death at Gwent Coroner's Court heard a post mortem examination had given the provisional cause of death as one of multiple injuries.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
In the post mortem of the Great Depression: there will always be someone like economist Roger Babson who will be able to say, “I told you so.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
Her last album, The Tortured Poets Department, was an emotional purge - a stunned post mortem of two bitter, messy break-ups.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
It was clear that any research would be in the nature of a post mortem.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
