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

Characters are also tied up, slammed, sliced, swept away, shot, electrocuted, stabbed, strangled, frozen, and chased by giant and threatening beings.

From Washington Post

The abuses include beating and electrocuting city officials and robbing homes, according to the intelligence finding.

From Seattle Times

That's a good way to break your waffle iron — or worse, get electrocuted.

From Salon

He said he was electrocuted, beaten and deprived of food, water and sleep on several days during his detention.

From Reuters