hangman

Example Sentences

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When Merv Griffin created “Wheel of Fortune” in 1975 as television’s answer to hangman, it spent its early years on ratings life support.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Even the widely despised Chun escaped the hangman.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Organizers tried getting students who might feel bashful online to at least try a game of hangman or charades.

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2021

A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019

The men in the pub are talking about the terrible state of the world and how in God’s name Hermann Goering escaped the hangman an hour before the hanging.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt