put to death
Example Sentences
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The case had already attracted attention in the lead-up to the execution date as Pike would have been the first woman put to death by the state of Tennessee in more than 200 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In fact, only 18 women have been put to death in this country in the past 50 years.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Deuteronomy 24:16 states: “Parents shall not be put to death for children, nor children be put to death for parents: a person shall be put to death only for his own crime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
Mexico has abolished capital punishment and typically does not extradite citizens who could be put to death under U.S. law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025
And John Smith was tried and sentenced to be put to death in England—though he died of tuberculosis before his ship reached London.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
