executioner

Example Sentences

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But she added that Panahi, "who wrote this script in prison in Iran, who went on hunger strike," has highlighted "space... for reconciliation with his executioner."

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The guillotine blade that was allegedly used comes from the Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horrors, by descent from the family of Charles-Henri Sanson, the executioner, whose son Henri may have pulled the lever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

He says that the articles were untrue and that The Guardian "played the role of judge, jury and executioner" of his career and reputation.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

In "Not Like Us," Lamar transforms into an omnipresent aura — almost a God-like figure that ultimately becomes judge, jury and executioner.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

They were both of them daughters of Ikirok, god of revelry, who had also served as executioner in his spare time.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor