electric chair
Example Sentences
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“As soon as Dara and I walked into his house, the electric chair from ‘Female Trouble’ was right in front of us.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2023
The electric chair also had its share of problems.
From Slate • Dec. 21, 2022
But by the late 1970s and early 1980s, problems with executions using the electric chair made headlines everywhere.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
In 1983, Ms. Piel persuaded a judge to issue a stay of their execution 16 hours before the defendants were set to die in the electric chair.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022
My electric chair is a lot heavier than my manual chair, and it’s almost impossible for Mom and Dad to lift anywhere.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
