decomposed
Example Sentences
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The county's medical examiner previously said Ms Rivas Hernandez's body was "severely decomposed" when it was found in September and deferred making a ruling on how she died pending the death investigation.
From BBC
“You have an instant fatality that leaves no marks on the skeletal remains. Unfortunately, the soft tissues that would show us what happened have decomposed in the past hundred years.”
From Literature
The scent of a body varies depending on a person's body fat, he said, even if they have decomposed for the same amount of time.
From BBC
But about three years after death, once the organic matter has decomposed, loved ones break open the front slab of the chamber.
From Barron's
The county's medical examiner has said her body was "severely decomposed" when it was found and has deferred making a ruling on how she died - an investigation they say could take months.
From BBC
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