Wondering how to use Inquest in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as inquiry or enquiry.
Inquest meaning
- A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death
- An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome
- The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
Using Inquest
- The main meaning on this page is: A formal investigation, often held before a jury, especially one into the cause of a death | An inquiry, typically into an undesired outcome | The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry
- Useful related words include: inquiry, enquiry.
- In the example corpus, inquest often appears in combinations such as: the inquest, an inquest, inquest into.
Context around Inquest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inquest
- In this selection, "inquest" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, full, pre, jury, review, due and hearing stand out and add context to how "inquest" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a full inquest due to and a full inquest has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inquest" sits close to words such as darker, garlic and interfere, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inquest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A full inquest has been adjourned to a later date. (10 words)
At a pre-inquest hearing, it was said that the full inquest would consider four points. (16 words)
Further pre-inquest review hearings will be held in 2025, prior to the full inquest in 2026. (17 words)
At a pre-inquest review hearing into his death at Town Hall on Thursday, March 2, area coroner for Dorset, Brendan Allen, heard submissions from interested persons to finalise details for a full jury inquest set for later this year. (40 words)
Mahlangu is supposed to be the last witness at the inquest, but legal counsel should request that Makhura appear before the inquest headed by judge Jowie Teffo,” said Jack Bloom, a DA member of the Gauteng legislature. (37 words)
Almost a year on, the single parent said her life is on hold as she waits for an inquest - due to take place on July 17 - a year and a day after student Kalen died. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
At a pre-inquest review hearing into his death at Town Hall on Thursday, March 2, area coroner for Dorset, Brendan Allen, heard submissions from interested persons to finalise details for a full jury inquest set for later this year.
Mahlangu is supposed to be the last witness at the inquest, but legal counsel should request that Makhura appear before the inquest headed by judge Jowie Teffo,” said Jack Bloom, a DA member of the Gauteng legislature.
The inquest was then adjourned for a case management hearing later this year, with a full inquest due to take place on January 9 next year.
Further pre-inquest review hearings will be held in 2025, prior to the full inquest in 2026.
Senior Coroner Lincoln Brookes said: "I formally open the inquest into the death of Colin Newman and I adjourn for the inquest to be heard.
The announcement of an official date of the inquest comes after a pre-inquest hearing today, October 2. Previously, former Southport MP Damien Moore had claimed Semina was "let down by the system".
The inquest was adjourned and will be listed at a later date for a full inquest to be heard.
The next pre-inquest review is set just 10 days before the seven year anniversary of the attack, December 3. That hearing will likely firm up the final inquest date, the court heard.
If it is heard at coroner's court another pre-inquest review will be scheduled ahead of the full inquest.
At a pre-inquest hearing, it was said that the full inquest would consider four points.
Where an inquest is needed There is a general duty upon every person to report a death to the coroner if an inquest is likely to be required.
A coroner's inquest into the death of a 7-month-old girl from Watson Lake, Yukon, is underway this week in Whitehorse.
A former head of the Royal Marines hanged himself at his marital home after his wife left him and he lost his job, an inquest has concluded.
After pushing for an inquest, which finally took place in 2021, a second was issued stating that ‘malnutrition contributed to her death’.
A full inquest has been adjourned to a later date.
A full inquest into the deaths of both young mums is set to be held over five days next week.
A further PIR will be held in late April or early May next year, with the date of Monday September 9 set for a three-week inquest.
Alcohol only affected his functioning in the later parts of his life, his daughter told the inquest, and he had stopped working.
Almost a year on, the single parent said her life is on hold as she waits for an inquest - due to take place on July 17 - a year and a day after student Kalen died.
A long-running inquest into the case heard of a flawed police investigation, conflicting accounts from her husband, and all the extensive speculation surrounding her fate.
Common combinations with inquest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the inquest 93×
- an inquest 58×
- inquest into 33×
- inquest heard 27×
- inquest was 16×
- inquest has 11×
- full inquest 9×
- inquest in 9×
- inquest which 8×
- inquest is 7×