How to Use to death in a Sentence

to death

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  • The jury voted 7-5 to sentence him to death and a judge agreed.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Just last week, Jonathan Sanon was beaten to death on the Common.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Carlos Dominguez stabbed two people to death in Davis and nearly killed a third.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Hines stole $100 in cash from her, stabbed her to death and then fled in her car, according to court records.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One gunman was wounded and arrested, while the other was shot to death by police.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Aegon even gets a good pouncing move on one of the soldiers, shanking him to death with a broken arrow.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Keith, who was found outside the home, had been shot to death, while the other three had also been stabbed prior to the fire.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • At 26, he had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Clancy jumped out a window after strangling the children to death and was paralyzed in the fall.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Salazar, 19, was found strangled to death in her apartment near campus on Thursday.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The two men were among 14 who were sentenced to death in the same case linked to the demonstrations earlier this year.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • The 74-year-old had been convicted of stabbing his wife to death in 1992.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
  • Johan Sebastián, before he was shot to death, had been accused of committing no crime.
    — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 July 2026
  • In the months since, Iranian courts have sentenced dozens of citizens to death for taking part in the protests.
    — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Hines stole $100 in cash from Jenkins, stabbed her to death and then fled in her car, according to court records.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
  • She would soon be bludgeoned to death by fellow soldier, Aaron David Robinson.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Yang was the latest official sentenced to death over corruption in recent years.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • Hines stabbed Jenkins to death while the 54-year-old was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.
    — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Goncalves tried to fight him off but was overpowered, and after stabbing the women to death, Kohberger tried to leave.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Of the 12 men sentenced to death, four have been hanged and eight others currently await execution.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The pair were said to be among 12 protesters sentenced to death in what has become known as the Alikhani Square case.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
  • And the consequences of a curious nibble can range from vomiting to emergency surgery to death.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Frykowski and Folger had escaped out of the front of the house, but the killers caught up with them and stabbed each of them to death, leaving their bodies on the lawn.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Silvia was first sentenced to death following his 2008 trial.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yang was the latest official sentenced to death for corruption in recent years in China.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Authorities said Ellmaker had stabbed Zenner to death and cut her with a chainsaw.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Emmitt Elijah Mayo and Jorge Contreras were shot to death in May.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • In May, police found a husband, wife, 6-day-old infant and 2-year-old child shot to death in a North Hills home.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Sanders admitted to stabbing her sons to death in February 2018.
    — Mike Toole, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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