to death

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Recent Examples of to death Of course, Carrie does plenty of damage on her own, including crushing Billy and Chris to death after flipping their car when Billy tries to run her down. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 The plight of his followers began to emerge in mid-March 2023, when a local man told police that his brother and wife had starved their children to death in the forest on Mackenzie's orders. — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 Reaves was initially convicted and sentenced to death about a year after the shooting. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 The predominant method entails producers sealing off the vents, which causes temperatures to rise and slowly subject the birds to death via heatstroke. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 20 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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