put to death
Example Sentences
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In fact, only 18 women have been put to death in this country in the past 50 years.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
During his tenure, a former vice governor of eastern Jiangxi province was executed for taking bribes, the highest-ranking official to be put to death for such charges in five decades.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
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
Furious with anger, he was hurrying from the temple to capture and put to death the impious strangers and the treacherous priestess, when suddenly above him in the air a radiant form appeared—manifestly a goddess.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
