death sentence
Example Sentences
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Cancer is not the death sentence it used to be, but the sooner you catch it, the better the outcome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The report offered a sign that artificial intelligence might not be the death sentence for software that it’s been feared by some to be.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I had no understanding of what that meant, I thought it was potentially a death sentence."
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
When Helm and Girard took over, no one in the city wanted to be taken to Bush Hill, fearing it was a death sentence.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
