death warrant

Example Sentences

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Critics say this mothballing will amount to a death warrant, and have asked San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors to give the fountain another chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Carr clearly got a taste for murder as the show progressed, bumping off Paloma Faith in plain sight and handing Lucy Beaumont her death warrant.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Crucially, it grants the governor great latitude in selecting to whom he will issue a death warrant.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

By the time the death warrant is officially signed, the hockey team patient, and even die-hard fans, usually have long since come to terms with that mortality.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

I quickly prayed that my master wouldn’t swindle the ogre and get himself yet another death warrant.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri