electrocute

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

Though ECT is far less scary than it might sound, most of us probably don’t need to get electrocuted.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

In one review on Amazon Marketplace, a user claimed the device "fell apart in their hands" and they "could have been electrocuted" if this had happened during use.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Glued to a screen, Kessler reacted to the words, “Your new Miss America is ... Alabama!” as if he’d been electrocuted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

“A lot of people are like, ‘I’m going to get electrocuted?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Near Ettumanoor they passed a dead temple elephant, electrocuted by a high tension wire that had fallen on the road.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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

Grace goes up to hug Frankie after hearing this, but accidentally spills her martini on the microphone in Frankie's hand, electrocuting them both.

From Salon ● May 1, 2022

Dr Galli took years to perfect the method with Sumatran rhinos and southern white rhinos, making a breakthrough by electrocuting an egg to get it and the sperm to form an embryo.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2020

“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