beheading
Example Sentences
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One day, as I was beheading a trout, it struck me: People will give me money if I just show up and do what they ask me to do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
I haven’t watched the series, so I didn’t understand why we were beheading a stuffed bear, but families seemed thrilled to explore the venue, including petting Uncle Fester’s Chupacabra.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
The letters date from 1578 to 1584, a few years before Mary's beheading 436 years ago - on 8 February, 1587.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023
Halimi had pointed out, in court and in the media, that until 1943 a woman could, by law, have faced beheading by guillotine for having an abortion, such was the stigma around it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
“So that’s why you’re putting it on,” said Harry, accidentally beheading a dead caterpillar because his hand was shaking in anger.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
