death march

Example Sentences

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This wasn’t a walk as much as it was a death march.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

On the ground in Bojków, 80 years after the death march, things are changing.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

Last week, a delegation of Germans, Jews and Poles, including local authorities, schools and emergency services unveiled a new memorial commemorating those who died in the town's death march.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

But watching them is hardly a death march — they're often sarcastic and focused on the weirder details of her former life, such as being told that girls and women never need haircuts:

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

In the morning on my way out the door, I see Silas disappearing around the corner, walking the same death march as yesterday.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden