Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for death's-head
Noun
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The president’s eagerness to put a short time limit on the war comes as polls suggest there is little public appetite for an extended conflict.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Orbán, lagging in most polls just a month before a critical election, has accused Zelensky of seeking to cause an energy crisis in Hungary, in order to influence the outcome of the vote — part of his government’s sweeping anti-Ukraine media campaign leading up to the April 12 ballot.—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Multiple surgeries have tried to repair bones in her inner ear and her skull.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The man who had been shot in the head appeared to be in his 30s and was losing blood profusely, his skull shattered.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crispy, golden bunuelos filled with mushroom pate.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Despite his impassive eyes, balding pate, and slit of a smile, Robert Duvall could be volcanic and melancholic, mysterious and straightforward, vengeful and merciful.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But with only a partial cranium, there wasn’t much to go on.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
2 Jan. 2026
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The other two craniums were found in 1990.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Paradise walks away with the Class 3A Division II crown as North Texas sweeps the 3A and 4A title games.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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Harry Styles cruises into the weekend with a new chart crown, as Kiss All The Time.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Quincy Magoo could plainly see that Darnell Nurse knocked Nathan MacKinnon straight into Connor Ingram’s noggin.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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On the home stretch, bag five is the head construction, and the most technical part of the build, similar to Mario’s noggin in the brilliant Super Mario and Standard Kart (72037) set from 2025.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Barber’s thinning shears pruned the hair near the scalp leaving long strands untouched on the outside hiding their pruning below the surface.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sensitivity of the hair follicles to the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT) determines scalp areas affected.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Death's-head.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/death%27s-head. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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