beheading

Example Sentences

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While the last few years of royal news have been a roller coaster by modern standards, they pale in comparison to the tales of betrayal and beheadings from centuries past.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

"I frequently refer to the British royal family as the longest-running reality show on the planet. It's been a thousand years of marriages, divorces, beheadings, affairs," said Kristen Meinzer, co-host of Newsweek's Royal Watch podcast.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022

If what you’re looking for is a re-skinned Futurama with jokes about the plague and beheadings instead of aliens and package delivery, you have come to the right place.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018

Americans’ fears of Muslim extremists grew last year following a series of high-profile beheadings by the Islamic State, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2015

Be very careful to give a clear and correct definition of words used in word squares, diamond puzzles, beheadings, acrostics, and charades.

From Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various