death warrant

Example Sentences

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Critics say this mothballing will amount to a death warrant, and have asked San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to give the fountain another chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Carr clearly got a taste for murder as the show progressed, bumping off Paloma Faith in plain sight and handing Lucy Beaumont her death warrant.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

That neighboring Indiana recently broke from the group of death penalty swing states after having not carried out an execution in 15 years makes Beshear’s refusal to issue a death warrant all the more significant.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

Tewalt, the correction director, quickly announced the state would not try again Wednesday, and the death warrant expired.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Any attempt we make to oppose these outbursts of energy is tantamount to signing our death warrant.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin