gallows

Example Sentences

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Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The year 1777 is sometimes called the Year of the Hangman because the last three digits resemble a gallows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Their side had not long come from behind to go 2-1 up against Newcastle United when gallows humour swept across the London Stadium.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

So many died that the tumbrils used to cart thieves to the gallows were repurposed to carry orphans to the monasteries and convents.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor