Examples of behead in a Sentence
Louis XVI was beheaded in 1793.
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded for plotting against Queen Elizabeth.
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An identical statue has been seen in Detroit, Nevada and Portland, Oregon, where it was beheaded soon after it was erected.
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The twist of the knife that unleashes Sienna's retributive fury is a revelation that the gruesome pair killed, beheaded, and seemingly stripped the flesh from Jonathan's skull.
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—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The same month, Kennedy’s daughter Kick recounted a story about her father beheading a dead whale and strapping it to the top of his minivan for a five-hour drive.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Brandy’s Cinderella is back and nearly beheaded in Descendants: The Rise of Red trailer
There's plenty of new magic, too, as Billie scrambles an egg and makes someone invisible.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
The Conciergerie is a former prison and residence of French kings during the French Revolution and is where Antoinette was held before she was beheaded in 1793.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2024
The 18-foot-tall bronze monument to women and justice was beheaded in the early morning on July 8 while the campus was experiencing harsh weather and power outages due to Hurricane Beryl.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2024
The foundation was created by Diane Foley less than a month after her son, James Foley, an American freelance journalist, was beheaded by ISIS in Syria in 2014.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
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Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The twist of the knife that unleashes Sienna's retributive fury is a revelation that the gruesome pair killed, beheaded, and seemingly stripped the flesh from Jonathan's skull.
Want more movie news?
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
The same month, Kennedy’s daughter Kick recounted a story about her father beheading a dead whale and strapping it to the top of his minivan for a five-hour drive.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
Anastasiou allegedly threatened to assassinate, kidnap, torture, hang, behead and execute the justices, and encouraged other people to join him in committing acts of violence, the Justice Department said.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Brandy’s Cinderella is back and nearly beheaded in Descendants: The Rise of Red trailer
There's plenty of new magic, too, as Billie scrambles an egg and makes someone invisible.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2024
The Conciergerie is a former prison and residence of French kings during the French Revolution and is where Antoinette was held before she was beheaded in 1793.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 27 July 2024
The 18-foot-tall bronze monument to women and justice was beheaded in the early morning on July 8 while the campus was experiencing harsh weather and power outages due to Hurricane Beryl.
—Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2024
The foundation was created by Diane Foley less than a month after her son, James Foley, an American freelance journalist, was beheaded by ISIS in Syria in 2014.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Behead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behead. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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behead
verb
be·head
bi-ˈhed 
: to cut off the head of
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