post mortem
Example Sentences
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The court heard that following his death pathologists carried out a post mortem and found he had a coronary artery condition.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Greta Otteson and Arno Quinton were found dead in the villa they lived in on Boxing Day 2024, with post mortem examinations revealing they died from acute methanol poisoning.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
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
