electrocute

I just unboxed a panel and clambered onto my roof, praying I wouldn’t fall off or electrocute myself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Myers said he worries the high-voltage lines could spark wildfires or electrocute people operating farm machinery nearby.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

“Because you may, as a result, electrocute people working in the area,” such as crews restoring downed power lines, he said.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

It starts with a spark, created from an organ called a skein that previously lay dormant, that gives girls, and then women, the power to electrocute at will.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

Perhaps if I shifted my body about so that the two nodes would come together—No, not only was there no room but it might electrocute me.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Is Mr. Baker dating Ms. Fox, who electrocutes him in “Bloody Valentine,” the first video from his next album.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2020

Look at the way he makes sure his henchman sees the joy buzzer in his hand: He wants everyone to share in the fun, except for the people he electrocutes.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2019

The problem: Pikachu doesn’t want to be owned, or put in a Pokéball, and electrocutes anybody who tries.

From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2018

So if an enemy is coming toward Isaac, and there's a javelin bolt through the ground, you can use the alt fire and create an area effect that electrocutes them as they approach.

From The Guardian ● May 20, 2010

"It felt like my skin was on fire and like I was being electrocuted every second – it sounds dramatic, but... I pretty much became an insomniac."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

He was previously seen onscreen getting electrocuted by a piano in “Jackass Forever.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Forensics Laboratory, which analyzed 417 electrocuted raptors from 13 species between 2000 and 2015, nearly 80 percent were bald or golden eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

Taylor Swift got electrocuted Frankenstein-style in her “Fortnight” music video.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025

We were all laughing and talking at once, and then Laura—typical of her—got up on her seat and did a hysterical impersonation of someone reaching out and getting electrocuted.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Flea has the physique of a 20-something gym bro and a face that belongs on a coin, and he still plays his bass like he’s electrocuting himself with his own greatness.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022

Electricity has been suspended for hours or days to prevent exposed wires from coming into contact with water in the streets and electrocuting people.

From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2022

Grace goes up to hug Frankie after hearing this, but accidentally spills her martini on the microphone in Frankie's hand, electrocuting them both.

From Salon ● May 1, 2022

Whereas a previous trailer for the movie featured jokes about electrocuting butts and how Mr. Mime is, well, a mime, the latest promotional video is 100% snark-free.

From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2019

“I rule that out. We are not electrocuting two million dollars worth of robots to locate Nestor 10. There are other ways.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov