executioner

Example Sentences

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In “Next Generation,” this exchange would have led to a moralizing speech from Jean-Luc about how they cannot play judge, jury and executioner.

From New York Times

Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives.

From Seattle Times

Then, as the Cold War dawned, “the blurred lines of morality and about being judge, jury and executioner started to weigh on the conscience of the character.”

From Los Angeles Times

Another early idea, to create a computer algorithm that would profile visitors as victims, executioners or collaborators and tailor their museum experience accordingly, has also quietly faded.

From New York Times

Their power may have been limited during their lives by men, misogyny and the executioner, and diminished afterward by the dust of time, but hey, it’s still a tale you can dance to.

From New York Times