How to Use death sentence in a Sentence

death sentence

noun

• She received a death sentence for the murders.
• In the world of TV tropes, that's a death sentence right there.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 18 Sep. 2022
• That’s because a death sentence is far from the last word.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2021
• That’s 85% of the time, just about a death sentence in postseason play.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
• Indeed, this is a death sentence for many of them . . .
  — Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
• But now, even one drop of Tigrayan blood in anyone is a death sentence.
  — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Grayson is the only one of the four facing a death sentence since the other teens were under 18 at the time of the killing.
  — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
• Carter appealed his death sentence, and in 1992 was again sentenced to die.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Nov. 2022
• The results aren’t a death sentence for remote work, Baym said.
  — Emily Peck, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2021
• The unsanctioned move was a death sentence for the airport.
  — Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
• The plea spared him the possibility of a death sentence.
  — Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• The two new charges carry the maximum penalty of the death sentence or life in prison.
  — Kevin T. Dugan, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2021
• 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
• At the time of his diagnosis, Johnson thought the virus was a death sentence.
  — Nelson Oliveira, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2021
• Over the last five seasons, a 1-3 start hasn’t exactly been a death sentence.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
• His words became a death sentence, and my brain perceived them as a threat to my survival.
  — Abe Brown, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• When the time comes, demons barrel onto Earth to mete out a grisly death sentence.
  — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2021
• Parks told jurors he was concerned any prison time would be a death sentence for Smith.
  — Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 3 Mar. 2022
• With the plea in state court Tuesday, Earnest avoids a possible death sentence.
  — NBC News, 20 July 2021
• 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 first court event after a death sentence is a direct appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, which takes about two years.
  — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021
• The jury had to reach a unanimous decision for the death sentence.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2022
• Her family and allies fear that in her current condition, that kind of prison time amounts to a death sentence.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Jan 2025