put to death
Example Sentences
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More than half of them were Black men; nearly all of them were put to death in Florida, Oklahoma, or Texas.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 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
There have been 39 executions in the United States this year, the most since 2013, when 39 inmates were also put to death.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
The number of dogs entering the shelters increased each year since 2022, but the number put to death far outpaced the population gain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
He declined to have Letitia put to death, stating she was as much a victim of Septimus's craft as Tertius had been, but ordered that she accompany Tertius's body back to the castle of Stormhold.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
