electrocute

Example Sentences

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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

They were electrocuted in 1927, despite strong evidence of their innocence.

From Washington Post

A death row inmate who did not want to be electrocuted could choose between the newly created firing squad or lethal injection if it were available.

From Seattle Times

The main character has a near-death accident that kills her mother, and a school nemesis accidentally electrocutes herself and dies on school premises.

From Washington Post

The big concern, she said, was that “you’re going to get electrocuted.”

From Washington Post