How to Use strangulation in a Sentence

strangulation

noun
  • The cause of death was strangulation.
  • The strangulation charge was dropped, and Majors has pleaded not guilty on the other four.
    Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • The causes of the other deaths were stab wounds (5%), blunt force injury (2%) and strangulation (1%).
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • An autopsy revealed that the slain beauty queen died of strangulation and a blow to the head.
    Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Majors has pleaded not guilty to the four charges leveled against him; a fifth charge of strangulation was dropped.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Her strangulation death is not linked to the Colonial Parkway killings.
    CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Both charges against Porter of assault and strangulation are felonies.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • As part of the agreement, the felony strangulation charge and a second count of misdemeanor battery were dropped.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2023
  • His cellmate has been charged in his death, which was ruled a homicide by strangulation.
    Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The Teton County coroner ruled her death a homicide by strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head.
    Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • This month marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction, rape and strangulation of 20-year-old Ann Harmeier.
    Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2022
  • An autopsy after JonBenet's death revealed that the girl died of strangulation and a blow to the head.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation, Stephan said.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Such a display will only be the short and shocking version of the strangulation that’s happening to the party as a whole.
    Rich Logis, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The death of 10-year-old Jada Clay was his first case involving strangulation.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation and blunt force trauma.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Frank Williams, 30, has been charged with one count of physical abuse of a child and one count of strangulation and suffocation — both felonies.
    Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Jones has a lengthy criminal record that includes a charge of strangulation.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Lassiter has been charged with assault by strangulation, and was given a $5,000 bond.
    Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
  • No direct marks from strangulation were observed on Mooney's body, per the report.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • She was nearly decapitated from a brutal strangulation, but cause of death turned out to be blunt force trauma to the side of the head.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2022
  • A few weeks later, her remains were found in Teton County, Wyoming, and a coroner ruled her death a homicide by strangulation.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • After raping and killing the women, often by strangulation, the men would dump the bodies in a trash bin behind the auto-body shop where Gordon worked.
    Christopher Goffardstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Police records obtained by the newsrooms show that Kirk’s body revealed signs of strangulation.
    Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The Teton County coroner ruled her death a homicide by manual strangulation and found blunt force trauma to her head and neck.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Bradley said that increased strangulation training for health care providers may help address those at risk for preventable death.
    Sophia Carlisle, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Petito, who was killed by strangulation, was found in a national park in Wyoming.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Up in Kotzebue, a new strangulation case captured the attention of City Hall and local police.
    Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2023
  • His official cause of death was strangulation, and a ligature suspected to be the murder weapon was found at the Turner's home.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • And in that case, there were allegations of strangulation.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023

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