firing squad

Example Sentences

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“These kids did an adult job, basically facing a firing squad every day,” her daughter-in-law, Libby Boyce, said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

One insider to the process has told me she had already decided to resign because she didn't have confidence in the board and viewed them as a "circular firing squad".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Randy Gardner, the brother of Ronnie Gardner, who was executed by firing squad in 2010, agrees with Antognini.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2025

“The use of the firing squad is, in my opinion, beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Regan looked like she was ready to meet a firing squad when we finally arrived outside her mom’s office door.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin