guillotine

Example Sentences

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"I am on a four-year walk to the guillotine," says another, anticipating defeat at the next general election.

From BBC

That last detail matters because the guillotine is about to be rolled into the Place de la Révolution.

From Washington Post

Their reign finished badly: In the French Revolution, King Louis XVI ended up on the guillotine.

From Seattle Times

Another — “Charles III, do you know the guillotine?” — captured the way the now-canceled royal visit had led to a conflation of the British king and a French president seen by his critics as monarchical.

From New York Times

It was there that both King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were guillotined before packed crowds.

From New York Times