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.
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• Sometimes, the cost to fight might be too high, as the government in power could imprison or execute anyone who tries to change the system.
  — Julie Vandusky-Allen, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2023
• But the reality of executing this plan was far from clear-cut.
  — Ann Roberts, Fortune, 16 May 2023
• To that end, the bride created a mood board and handed it off to her mother and planner Molly McKinley to execute.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
• Despite a colorful history of crimes, the men were free to plan and execute their biggest heist.
  — Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Part of the reason the project can move forward is because, according to officials, it can be executed with no cost to the state.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
• To say it again: Without people willing to step up and execute the law, our democracy would be sunk.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
• The sheriff’s office executed a search warrant at the property the next day.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2023
• The play was executed to perfection as Tang broke free from her defender, caught a pass near the basket and got fouled shooting a layup.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
• Ten minutes after that play, Mazatlán tied the score with a shot executed by Andres Montaño.
  — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
• Smith and his lawyers requested that the state not attempt to execute him the second time using lethal injection.
  — Alyssa Spady, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Walker would go on to rule as Nicaragua's president for a year but was ousted in 1857 and executed in Honduras.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024