to death

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Recent Examples of to death 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 Andrew Ponce and Ricky Lindsey were the fourth and fifth people whom Fort Worth Police Department officers shot to death in 2026. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 In 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus home. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 The Trial of Louise Woodward will dramatize the story of Woodward, an 18-year-old British au pair who in 1997 was accused of shaking to death a baby who was left in her care by her host family in Massachusetts. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for to death

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“To death.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/to%20death. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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