gallows
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Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
With typical gallows humour, Glaswegians dubbed it the "Death Star" after the Empire space station in the Star Wars film.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
For local establishments, the newly offered specials are part gallows humor, part business gamble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
Shortly before ten A.M. on May 7, 1896, after a breakfast of boiled eggs, dry toast, and coffee, Holmes was escorted to the gallows at Moyamensing Prison.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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