How to Use execute in a Sentence

execute

verb

• He was captured, tried, and executed for murder.
• They carefully executed the plan.
• The quarterback executed the play perfectly.
• The pilot executed an emergency landing.
• The men convicted in the coup attempt would probably be executed by firing squad.
  — Monika Pronczuk, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
• There is nothing more harrowing than the thought of executing a man who the State now admits has never received a fair trial.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
• Two of those three survivors were later executed; the fate of the third person, a girl who Choi encountered among the dead, is unknown to him for decades.
  — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 26 Apr. 2023
• Julie’s team is now executing our larger film strategy across both distribution platforms.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Apr. 2023
• To execute these ideas will require a much deeper understanding of the science of change and how to navigate it effectively.
  — Kotter, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• He was arrested after authorities executed a search warrant at his Symmes Township home.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
• But at the end of the day, only the player can go out on the court and execute.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• James Harden and the 76ers were able to execute with the game on the line Sunday.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 8 May 2023
• So, to execute this plan, people would have to ship huge loads of the compounds from Earth.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
• In 2022, the Reds seemed to never figure out how to execute relay plays from the outfield to home plate.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 May 2023
• One of the Jewish owners of the ice cream shop was executed by firing squad.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2023
• The squad also followed the guidance of coach Darren Kelso to execute the mental and team facets of the game.
  — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
• The flooding in the region would make that plan much more difficult to execute.
  — Anna Gordon, Time, 6 June 2023
• But the losers of each round are executed in the survival game until one victor remains and takes home the cash prize.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
• Hazel had executed her own Big Day with the help of her family.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
• None of the contracts had been executed, according to the city.
  — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024
• French brought along an all-star cast of talented artists to join him in executing his vision for the 21-track project.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2024
• Orwell was shot through the neck standing in a trench, and Eileen was nearly captured and executed as a spy.
  — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• Phase three, which would see the beaches combined, is unlikely to come to fruition since the land swap would need to be executed.
  — Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• The firm Academic Search has helped the district execute its search since this summer.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
• The launch startup executed a stock split a month ago in an effort to elevate its share price above $1 and keep its place on the NYSE.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
• Starting with variables such as weather, crowd noise and a play clock, the QB must read a defense, and call and execute a play in seconds.
  — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
• Gray executed a perfect run to lock in a time of 46 seconds for Team Vegas.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023
• Born and raised in south Phoenix, the 33-year-old lifelong resident has been executing this game plan for 18 years as a rec center coach for the City of Phoenix.
  — Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2024
• Melvin does not create the roster or execute trade-deadline moves.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• He's raised the prospect of executing the former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and terminating parts of the Constitution.
  — ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024