put to death
Example Sentences
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On Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch—dissenting alongside Thomas, as well as Justices Samuel Alito and Amy Coney Barrett—similarly suggested that Pitchford may still be put to death.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
There were 47 executions in the United States last year, the most since 2009, when 52 inmates were put to death.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 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
Cantu has the same name as the Texas death row inmate who was put to death with a lethal injection two days after Kardashian’s post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
He wrote on February 21, 1894, “No one should be put to death no matter who it is, if it can be avoided, it is demoralizing to society to be barbarous.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
