death sentence

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She described a crowded room, with people coughing, or receiving positive Covid tests, as feeling like a "death sentence" for her daughter.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

For many years, the illness was considered a death sentence, with a five-year survival rate of just 25 percent.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Valerie’s quandary seems much plainer in that her show’s success would be a death sentence for entertainment creatives.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The 20-year sentence might as well be a death sentence for the 78-year-old newspaper man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. representative at the U.N., wrote a letter saying that his government would do everything it could to prevent a death sentence.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela