How to Use death certificate in a Sentence

death certificate

noun
  • Make sure to bring a death certificate.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And your name is on his death certificate, but the the fight didn't stop there.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 June 2025
  • The risk can begin as soon as a death certificate is filed.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • His death certificate lists septic shock as cause of death.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • His death certificate listed the cause of death as a heart attack.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Her death certificate listed the cause of death as a heart attack.
    — Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Rachel seems to have died; the museum has yet to find a death certificate.
    — Ismail Ibrahim, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Provide a copy of the death certificate to each bureau.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • The papers were copies of his 16-year-old son’s death certificate.
    — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 14 May 2023
  • The death certificate lists Bonin’s cause of death as end-stage renal disease.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • He was gone at 79, the same age listed on Dad's death certificate.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The role that heat plays in a person’s death is hard to capture on a death certificate, Skarha said.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
  • Though she’d been married once before, the union was short-lived, and her death certificate lists her as single.
    — Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Us Weekly was first to report the contents of the death certificate.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • Simpson's death certificate lists his cause of death as prostate cancer, according to his lawyer.
    — Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • The death certificate lists leukemia and cardiac arrest as the causes of Williams’ death.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • His death certificate listed the cause as a heart attack, but the doctor who signed it was the husband of one of his cousins.
    — David Owen, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Megan Parra's death certificate now lists her manner of death as homicide.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Kyle Busch death certificate reveals new details on the driver's cause of death.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Heat may not show up on a death certificate even if high temperatures played a role in causing a person's death.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
  • Nancy stayed with music her whole life; on her death certificate, she is listed as a music teacher.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The cause listed on her death certificate was acute coronary occlusion.
    — Elaine Louie, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The coroner statement on the death certificate is not a result of an autopsy.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • After the review of the case, the doctor ruled her death as a homicide and reissued the death certificate.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Grabowski died at age 56 from kidney failure, his death certificate said.
    — Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • He's officially considered lost at sea, which is the same as a death certificate.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 3 June 2023
  • Both victims were killed with a knife, according to a death certificate for Rob and Michele.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The manner of Mitchell’s death was ruled a homicide, according to his death certificate.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Her death certificate lists the cause as accidental, but her dad rejects that with every fiber of his being.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The death certificate also states that her body was cremated and her remains were given to her husband.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026

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