electrocute
Example Sentences
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We jumped apart like we’d been electrocuted, and I felt a stab of fear as I saw my envelope still grasped tightly in Elliot’s sweaty hand.
From Literature
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
Three years before he demonstrated his creation, he had set up a laboratory in a bedroom in Hastings to experiment with mechanical television, but was evicted after electrocuting himself.
From BBC
The week before, his mate was electrocuted on nearby power lines operated by PG&E.
From Los Angeles Times
Pilcher was working last June when one of these recent recruits was electrocuted while working on high-voltage overhead lights, from a scissor lift, without gloves or other required safety equipment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
