How to Use toxicology in a Sentence

toxicology

noun
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  • The Marsh Test is used in forensic toxicology for the next 100 years.
    — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The cause of death is pending a toxicology report, which can take weeks.
    — Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The toxicology results revealed that Jacobs had no drugs in his system at the time of death.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The cause of death is unknown while officials wait on the results of the toxicology report.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • The results of the toxicology report have not yet been released.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The cause of death has yet to be released, the department said, pending a toxicology test.
    — Christopher Damien, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The causes of their deaths were still awaiting toxicology reports, a process that could last weeks.
    — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The office does almost all of its testing at its in-house toxicology lab.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2022
  • The results of the toxicology analysis have yet to be announced.
    — Fox News, 27 June 2022
  • The toxicology report found that LeCroy’s blood alcohol level was at 0.197, well above the legal limit for driving, at the time of the crash.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • By April, the toxicology tests confirmed all six wolves had been poisoned.
    — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021
  • No cause of death is confirmed at this time and results of the toxicology report are still pending, the press release stated.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The samples were sent to a lab in Philadelphia, with results of the toxicology study expected in about a week, Rolle said.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2022
  • Skaggs’s mother and his widow told the Los Angeles Times in 2020 that they were stunned to learn of the mention of drugs in the toxicology report.
    — James Wagner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The cause of Nguyen's death is pending the results of toxicology tests taken as part of an autopsy, police said.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2021
  • His manner of death has been ruled homicide and the toxicology report showed no use of drugs nor alcohol by Walker at the time of the incident.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 July 2022
  • While a toxicology report found fentanyl in Floyd’s system, it was not identified as part of his cause of death.
    — J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The boy’s blood toxicology was negative, the news release said.
    — Michelle Watson, CNN, 28 May 2022
  • The in-depth toxicology report, however, tests for many more substances and was expected to take four to six months or more to complete.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • An initial toxicology report found no fentanyl or methamphetamine in his system at the time of his death.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Clemente’s father, Alex Clemente, is still waiting for the results of the autopsy and toxicology report.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The cause and manner of death have not been determined, and a toxicology report is pending, Bennett said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The toxicology testing as part of the autopsy revealed an extremely high level of colchicine in her blood, as well as detection of the gout drug in her urine.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Christi VanSyckle worked for a decade in the toxicology field and then transitioned to the Car and Driver testing team based on a serendipitous alignment of the cosmos.
    — Nicole Lazarus, Car and Driver, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The toxicology report found Justin had 25 nanograms per milliliter in his blood.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • In the statement, the officer said toxicology labs were conducting tests on the family and their dog.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • From there, the lab will begin toxicology testing in animals, and then that research will be submitted to the FDA for approval.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Here's what experts in the fields of toxicology and public health had to say about fentanyl contact overdoses.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • New details about Riley Strain’s death in Nashville have been released in his autopsy and toxicology reports.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • An official autopsy report will not be made available until toxicology tests return, officials said.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024

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