How to Use to death in a Sentence

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• The jury voted 7-5 to sentence him to death and a judge agreed.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 July 2026
• Carlos Dominguez stabbed two people to death in Davis and nearly killed a third.
  — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
• One gunman was wounded and arrested, while the other was shot to death by police.
  — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
• Aegon even gets a good pouncing move on one of the soldiers, shanking him to death with a broken arrow.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Keith, who was found outside the home, had been shot to death, while the other three had also been stabbed prior to the fire.
  — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
• At 26, he had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
• The two men were among 14 who were sentenced to death in the same case linked to the demonstrations earlier this year.
  — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
• The 74-year-old had been convicted of stabbing his wife to death in 1992.
  — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
• Johan Sebastián, before he was shot to death, had been accused of committing no crime.
  — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 July 2026
• In the months since, Iranian courts have sentenced dozens of citizens to death for taking part in the protests.
  — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
• Yang was the latest official sentenced to death over corruption in recent years.
  — ABC News, 6 July 2026
• In a blind rage after watching his brother die, Duke catches up to one of their assailants and beats him to death — with a crowd watching.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
• Goncalves tried to fight him off but was overpowered, and after stabbing the women to death, Kohberger tried to leave.
  — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
• The pair were said to be among 12 protesters sentenced to death in what has become known as the Alikhani Square case.
  — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
• And the consequences of a curious nibble can range from vomiting to emergency surgery to death.
  — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
• Yang was the latest official sentenced to death for corruption in recent years in China.
  — ABC News, 6 July 2026
• Emmitt Elijah Mayo and Jorge Contreras were shot to death in May.
  — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
• In May, police found a husband, wife, 6-day-old infant and 2-year-old child shot to death in a North Hills home.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
• The next American boom could be here — unless Washington regulates it to death.
  — FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
• Occhicone was sentenced to death after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 1986.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
• Although Wilson has been sentenced to death, his execution is not imminent.
  — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
• Harbst was stabbed to death on the Boise Greenbelt shortly after midnight on July 6.
  — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
• The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
  — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
• Last year, a bison tragically boiled to death after stumbling into one of Yellowstone's hot springs.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
• Police concluded that in rage, Burkhart, then 22, shot to death Langs, who was 62, for honking a car’s horn at him.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
• Jordan was allegedly stabbed to death by an uncle after being placed in the San Jose home of his grandmother who was also killed.
  — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
• Jonathan Sanon, 35, was beaten to death near Boston Common last week in what police say is a random attack.
  — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 30 July 2026
• Advocates say putting two men to death hours apart could put more stress on the execution process, increasing the risk of potential complications.
  — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
• Police in Hollywood are investigating the killings of three people found shot to death on Tuesday night.
  — Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
• Authorities say Wilson met Melton at a Fort Myers bar and later strangled her to death in her home.
  — Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026