electrocute

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

While being electrocuted by 630 volts, Tegan was "saved from death" by her £40 rubber boots and the man who reached off the platform to pull her to safety.

From BBC

At least 25 people have died after they were electrocuted by a falling power cable at a market in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police say.

From BBC

The coroner's court heard a witness saw Mr Howells being electrocuted and the forklift tyres catching fire.

From BBC

The drainage system has repeatedly malfunctioned; a city worker was electrocuted in 2020 while trying to drain the site.

From Washington Post

She asked him if he accidentally shot it — given how environmentally friendly Reid was — and Reid explained that the eagle had flown into a live wire and was electrocuted.

From Washington Post