firing squad

Example Sentences

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One insider to the process has told me she had already decided to resign because she didn't have confidence in the board and viewed them as a "circular firing squad".

From BBC

In March, Idaho became the latest state to authorize the use of firing squads to carry out executions in response to increasing difficulty in obtaining lethal injection drugs.

From New York Times

In addition, a handful of states are seeking to reinstate other execution methods — such as firing squads — as an alternative to lethal injections, after pharmaceutical companies barred the use of their drugs.

From Seattle Times

Condemned to death by firing squad, Gilles manages to dodge the bullets, pleading mercy as he desperately waves the book in his captors’ faces.

From New York Times

Indonesia has the death penalty for crimes such as murder, terrorism and drug trafficking, which it carries out by firing squad.

From Seattle Times