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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In a case with no known eye witnesses, the pendant became a direct link between Jones and Nathan, one that prosecutors cited in closing arguments to secure a conviction and, later, a death sentence for Jones.
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Ayman Soliman says deportation would be 'death sentence' Soliman lost his asylum protection, granted in 2018, in June.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Else-Marie refused to accept his death sentence and searched for an alternative.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The good news, though, is that having an avoidant attachment style isn’t a relationship death sentence.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 26 Aug. 2025
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Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Ayman Soliman says deportation would be 'death sentence' Soliman lost his asylum protection, granted in 2018, in June.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
Else-Marie refused to accept his death sentence and searched for an alternative.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
The good news, though, is that having an avoidant attachment style isn’t a relationship death sentence.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 26 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.
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