death sentence
noun
1
: a sentence condemning a convicted defendant to death
2
: an affliction or a situation that is considered to be fatal
also
: a prognosis of death
Examples of death sentence in a Sentence
She received a death sentence for the murders.
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The dirty secret—that even a substantial nest egg can run dry—is a wake-up call, not a death sentence.
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Mike Mess, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The Tennessee Supreme Court initially reversed Middlebrooks' death sentence in 1992, and he was given a second death sentence in Nashville.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The massacre resulted in 63 counts including hate crime charges, resulting in the conviction and a death sentence against the gunman.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 29 June 2025
The search for food must never be a death sentence.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
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Mike Mess, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
The Tennessee Supreme Court initially reversed Middlebrooks' death sentence in 1992, and he was given a second death sentence in Nashville.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The massacre resulted in 63 counts including hate crime charges, resulting in the conviction and a death sentence against the gunman.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 29 June 2025
The search for food must never be a death sentence.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for death sentence
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“Death sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20sentence. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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