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

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

From Seattle Times

The symbolism was powerful: It was there where Louis XVI was guillotined 230 years ago.

From Reuters

The fight was under two minutes old when the undefeated McKee landed a solid kick, followed it up with a flurry of punches and got Freire in a guillotine chokehold.

From BBC

The Browns quarterback also had no idea the legendary rocker, known for theatrical stage shows featuring pyrotechnics, snakes and a guillotine, had more serious skills.

From Seattle Times