hangman
Example Sentences
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Even the widely despised Chun escaped the hangman.
From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023
The hangman will be played by David Threlfall, a Tony nominee for “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.”
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022
Seems that “Wheel” is just hangman, but pricier.
From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020
A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019
His sensitive eyes gazed gravely at the surrounding faces, swerved up to the shadowy hangman, then downward to his own manacled hands.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
