electrocute

Example Sentences

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Off-duty, federal prosecutors now say, he ran for 20 years a vicious dog-fighting ring that electrocuted battered, washed-up pit bulls when they could no longer perform.

From Washington Times

Eight of the 11 people who died were electrocuted in an informal settlement when waters swamped illegal connections to the power lines.

From BBC

One day he had tried to take some power cables to sell when he got electrocuted and burned.

From BBC

While some were recaptured, local authorities shot or electrocuted others "for safety reasons".

From BBC

Milly was 20 when she had to have her right leg amputated below the knee after she was electrocuted in an accident.

From BBC