electrocute
Example Sentences
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“We were like, ‘Wait, not only did you solve something with an exact perfect rhyme, but it means we don’t have to electrocute babies and we can make it into a murder trial?’”
From Los Angeles Times
In neighbouring India, Sumit Gupta, a senior official in the West Bengal state government, confirmed the deaths of at least six civilians, including three who had been electrocuted.
From BBC
In another iconic scene in said brownstone, Stern’s Marv is electrocuted.
From Los Angeles Times
“Because you may, as a result, electrocute people working in the area,” such as crews restoring downed power lines, he said.
From Seattle Times
“My body feels like I’m being electrocuted from the inside out. I get these sharp electrical jolts that shoot through my body and my limbs,” Evans said.
From Los Angeles Times
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