Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of executioner
Geralt remains on the executioner’s chopping block until the intervention of his own mysterious ally: Regis, finally revealed to be a vampire, who frees Geralt and gives him a potion designed to maximize his fighting prowess just as the camp is assailed by another Nilfgaardian charge.
—
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
There were no weapons, save for the exception of the executioner's axe in A Night in Terror Tower.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for executioner
Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
There were no weapons, save for the exception of the executioner's axe in A Night in Terror Tower.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for executioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for executioner
Noun
-
Since arriving in the city in large numbers, ICE has arrested 2,400 people to date, including murderers and child rapists, Homan said.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Jan. 2026
-
Beyond the criteria of the Mattis decision, the Parole Board has let far too many criminals, including rapists and murderers, walk free in the past year.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Though detectives conclude that assassin cult members Ash (Jon Pointing) and Dee Dee (Maeve Courtier-Lilley) were the ones who killed Aaron, Paige revealed that the real killer was Ingrid.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
-
Maduro is being held in the same federal jail in Brooklyn as accused assassin Luigi Mangione.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
5 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Executioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executioner. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
