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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Muslims are in the minority here; it’s said that Christians account for between 80-95% of the population.
70 Christians were reported beheaded, again in a church in the DRC, in February.
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The statesman was beheaded on Tower Hill after more than a year of imprisonment.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
What To Know Prosecutors told a Dordrecht court on Monday that Jesse R. confessed to beheading his mother, Alia, with an axe at her home in Hellevoetsluis, just before Easter.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
In 2018, a Corpus Christi man beheaded a rattlesnake that was prowling around his yard.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
Hence, TikTokers are posting comedy sketches of mock-meltdowns, beheading their unwanted dolls after opening another packet and getting an undesirable color.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Chillingly, they were sometimes made double-sided, for greater efficiency—the better to behead two people at a time.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
In February, Newsweek reported on how the ADF is believed to have beheaded 70 Christians in a church in the province of North Kivu.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Mohn also went to a National Guard training camp after beheading his father in an attempt to mobilize troops against the federal government, the Bucks County's district attorney said.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
The statesman was beheaded on Tower Hill after more than a year of imprisonment.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
What To Know Prosecutors told a Dordrecht court on Monday that Jesse R. confessed to beheading his mother, Alia, with an axe at her home in Hellevoetsluis, just before Easter.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
In 2018, a Corpus Christi man beheaded a rattlesnake that was prowling around his yard.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2025
Hence, TikTokers are posting comedy sketches of mock-meltdowns, beheading their unwanted dolls after opening another packet and getting an undesirable color.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Chillingly, they were sometimes made double-sided, for greater efficiency—the better to behead two people at a time.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
In February, Newsweek reported on how the ADF is believed to have beheaded 70 Christians in a church in the province of North Kivu.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Mohn also went to a National Guard training camp after beheading his father in an attempt to mobilize troops against the federal government, the Bucks County's district attorney said.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
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“Behead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behead. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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behead
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be·head
bi-ˈhed 
: to cut off the head of
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