electroshock

Example Sentences

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She rejected the charges as trumped up and said during her closed-door trial that police used an electroshock weapon on her during her arrest.

From Washington Times

City leaders hope the opposite can be true as well, that the commerce giant’s return-to-office policy — which has drawn protests and walkouts by employees — might deliver an electroshock to the city’s downtown.

From Seattle Times

That private weariness caused him to recoil for long periods after his most outrageous escapades would get him sent to hospitals for electroshock therapy.

From Los Angeles Times

Hayes never lets us forget that the curmudgeonly wag being entertainingly outrageous is receiving electroshock treatments.

From Los Angeles Times

Lottie, upon being rescued in 1998, refused to speak and was sent to a mental institution where she was given electroshock treatments.

From New York Times