electrocute
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I just unboxed a panel and clambered onto my roof, praying I wouldn’t fall off or electrocute myself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Myers said he worries the high-voltage lines could spark wildfires or electrocute people operating farm machinery nearby.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
“Because you may, as a result, electrocute people working in the area,” such as crews restoring downed power lines, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
It starts with a spark, created from an organ called a skein that previously lay dormant, that gives girls, and then women, the power to electrocute at will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Perhaps if I shifted my body about so that the two nodes would come together—No, not only was there no room but it might electrocute me.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Is Mr. Baker dating Ms. Fox, who electrocutes him in “Bloody Valentine,” the first video from his next album.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2020
Look at the way he makes sure his henchman sees the joy buzzer in his hand: He wants everyone to share in the fun, except for the people he electrocutes.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2019
The problem: Pikachu doesn’t want to be owned, or put in a Pokéball, and electrocutes anybody who tries.
From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2018
So if an enemy is coming toward Isaac, and there's a javelin bolt through the ground, you can use the alt fire and create an area effect that electrocutes them as they approach.
From The Guardian ● May 20, 2010
Electrical engineer Harold P. Brown, with assistance from Edison and his company, electrocuted animals using AC in public demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The father of a runner who died when he was electrocuted by a faulty power cable has said not enough is being done to prevent future fatalities.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Taylor Swift got electrocuted Frankenstein-style in her “Fortnight” music video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
"If I'd still been on the street, I wouldn't have been able to reach higher ground. There were lots of objects floating in the water. I could have been hit or even electrocuted."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
The moment she touched him, his upper body seized like he’d been electrocuted.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
He demonstrated this by electrocuting dead frog legs and watching them twitch.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
In “What Will Be, Was,” Johnson acts traumatized, as though the music were whipping and electrocuting him.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
Flea has the physique of a 20-something gym bro and a face that belongs on a coin, and he still plays his bass like he’s electrocuting himself with his own greatness.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
Whereas a previous trailer for the movie featured jokes about electrocuting butts and how Mr. Mime is, well, a mime, the latest promotional video is 100% snark-free.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2019
“I rule that out. We are not electrocuting two million dollars worth of robots to locate Nestor 10. There are other ways.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
