electrocute

Example Sentences

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While being electrocuted by 630 volts, Tegan was "saved from death" by her £40 rubber boots and the man who reached off the platform to pull her to safety.

From BBC

In Monroe, about 40 miles south of Detroit, a 14-year-old girl was electrocuted late Monday when she came in contact with an electrical line that fell during the storm outside her home, police said.

From Washington Post

Turbine blades hundreds of feet long are among myriad threats to golden eagles, which are routinely shot, poisoned by lead, hit by vehicles and electrocuted on power lines.

From Seattle Times

Turbine blades hundreds of feet long are among many threats to golden eagles, which are routinely shot, poisoned by lead, hit by vehicles and electrocuted on power lines.

From Seattle Times

Turbines blades hundreds of feet long are among myriad threats to golden eagles, which are routinely shot, poisoned by lead, hit by vehicles and electrocuted on power lines.

From Washington Times