How to Use death sentence in a Sentence

death sentence

noun

• She received a death sentence for the murders.
• His death sentence was later commuted to life in prison.
  — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 25 Mar. 2022
• In Putin’s current worldview, backing down or making any concessions is a death sentence.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2022
• In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court reimposed Tsarnaev's death sentence.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 5 Mar. 2022
• In many parts of the world, Down Syndrome effectively becomes a death sentence for those who receive this diagnosis before birth.
  — Elyssa Koren, National Review, 21 Mar. 2022
• He was convicted of murder in 2004 and received a death sentence the following year, though it was later reduced to life in prison without parole.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
• Ten of the defendants were sentenced to death by the tribunal and hanged, another committed suicide after a death sentence, seven were sentenced to prison and three were acquitted.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2022
• In the world of TV tropes, that's a death sentence right there.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Sep. 2022
• That’s 85% of the time, just about a death sentence in postseason play.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
• What takes so long? Justin Brooks: In her case, the first thing was to get her death sentence reversed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022
• Carter appealed his death sentence, and in 1992 was again sentenced to die.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
• The plea spared him the possibility of a death sentence.
  — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• The verdict was affirmed on appeal, but the death sentence was tossed out.
  — Longreads, 2 May 2024
• At least eight jurors in such a case would have to agree on the imposition of a death sentence.
  — By Andrew Powell | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2023
• Her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, received a death sentence.
  — Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2022
• Sodais said that feeling abandoned by the U.S. was like a death sentence.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2022
• His words became a death sentence, and my brain perceived them as a threat to my survival.
  — Abe Brown, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• More than 100 protesters have been charged with crimes that carry the death sentence.
  — WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
• If Mitchell had entered the women’s restroom, that shouldn’t be a death sentence, Crump said.
  — Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
• Some tiny humans will survive, but most who would have faced a death sentence will still face it, ...
  — Marvin Olasky, National Review, 27 June 2022
• For some, the border closure has already been a death sentence.
  — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
• The jury had to reach a unanimous decision for the death sentence.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2022
• Müller was an exception, receiving a death sentence from a Greek court for his role in the reprisals.
  — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
• Bundy avoided the death sentence by agreeing to testify against Clark as part of a plea deal.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• But many here have fled airstrikes multiple times and say that going back is a death sentence.
  — Yan Naing, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
• Today, a dancer’s dance cannot be enjoyed when a person is on the gallows for the death sentence and performs the last dance of his life.
  — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
• Iran confirms the first death sentence for a protester.
  — CBS News, 18 Nov. 2022
• The drug is by no means a cure, but progress occurs at the margin and some patients who had what amounted to a death sentence now have hope to live.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
• Autism also isn’t a death sentence—autistic kids just see the world in a different way.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Apr. 2022
• Some of those ideas were attention-grabbers, like issuing the death sentence to drug dealers or creating a credentialing body to certify teachers in patriotism.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024