firing squad
Example Sentences
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Granted, they have been gunning for his judgement too, in a circular firing squad about credibility.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
In 1867, as Paris withdrew support and Washington backed the nationalist cause, Maximilian drew his final breath before a Mexican firing squad.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
Borrowing from what Justice Sonia Sotomayor suggested in 2017, we can’t know whether his death was “comparatively painless” or whether, as Denno says, South Carolina’s firing squad delivered a “swift and certain death.”
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2025
“The use of the firing squad is, in my opinion, beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2023
Regan looked like she was ready to meet a firing squad when we finally arrived outside her mom’s office door.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
