How to Use strangulation in a Sentence
strangulation
noun- The cause of death was strangulation.
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All this is a sure-fire recipe for strangulation by red tape.
— Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 -
The death was ruled a homicide, with the man subject to blunt force trauma and strangulation.
— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 June 2024 -
The strangulation charge was dropped, and Majors has pleaded not guilty on the other four.
— Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 30 June 2023 -
The causes of the other deaths were stab wounds (5%), blunt force injury (2%) and strangulation (1%).
— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024 -
An autopsy revealed that the slain beauty queen died of strangulation and a blow to the head.
— Fox News, 19 Dec. 2022 -
Majors has pleaded not guilty to the four charges leveled against him; a fifth charge of strangulation was dropped.
— Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023 -
But even these can get loose and become a strangulation risk.
— Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 21 June 2022 -
Her strangulation death is not linked to the Colonial Parkway killings.
— CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024 -
Both charges against Porter of assault and strangulation are felonies.
— Zach Mentz, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023 -
As part of the agreement, the felony strangulation charge and a second count of misdemeanor battery were dropped.
— Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The 22-year-old woman died by strangulation, the coroner ruled.
— Paradise Afshar, CNN, 7 May 2022 -
His cellmate has been charged in his death, which was ruled a homicide by strangulation.
— Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Austin said Keene’s remain appeared to show blunt force trauma to the head and strangulation.
— NBC News, 10 Aug. 2021 -
The Teton County coroner ruled her death a homicide by strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head.
— Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023 -
This month marks the 45th anniversary of the abduction, rape and strangulation of 20-year-old Ann Harmeier.
— Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2022 -
She was found to have died from multiple stab wounds and strangulation, Thomas said.
— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024 -
An autopsy after JonBenet's death revealed that the girl died of strangulation and a blow to the head.
— Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation, Stephan said.
— Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 -
Such a display will only be the short and shocking version of the strangulation that’s happening to the party as a whole.
— Rich Logis, The New Republic, 12 Jan. 2023 -
Joshua Gene Nunn pleaded guilty to felony strangulation of a household member as part of a plea agreement.
— From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2021 -
Her body was later found in a basement room, and an autopsy revealed that the cause of her death was strangulation.
— Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2021 -
The death of 10-year-old Jada Clay was his first case involving strangulation.
— Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2023 -
An autopsy revealed the cause of death as strangulation and was ruled a homicide.
— Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024 -
Her remains were found in Wyoming a few weeks later on Sept. 19 and her death was later ruled a homicide by strangulation.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022 -
Her death was ruled a homicide by strangulation and blunt force trauma.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Autopsies for all three deaths at the time revealed the victims died by strangulation.
— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024 -
No one has been charged in Petito’s death, which was ruled a homicide by strangulation.
— Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2021 -
Two men have been charged with capital murder in the strangulation of a 12-year-old girl whose body was discovered in a shallow creek in north Houston.
— Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 June 2024 -
In fact, the poverty that persists in Haiti today is directly tied to this economic strangulation.
— Aisha M. Beliso-De Jesús / Made By History, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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