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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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of POSTMORTEM
postmortem
 n.  discussion of an event after it has occurred
 n.  an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
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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.