executed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Spencer Collins, Arm’s chief legal officer and company secretary, executed the biggest sale, unloading $8.8 million worth of stock on May 19.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I executed a couple of full-power stops from highway speeds—tires chirping, brake pedal chattering—and our SS slowed up, hard, straight and true.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

It’s a vision wide enough to include monster trucks, lowriders, underground comedy, Miami street art, Texas barbecue and haggis tacos, dreamed up by Ferguson and executed by celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Joseph Smith, the defendant will not be executed.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

The signers of the Declaration would then have been hunted down, tried, and executed for treason, and American history would have flowed forward in a wholly different direction.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis