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
Organizers tried getting students who might feel bashful online to at least try a game of hangman or charades.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2021
A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019
The paper was covered in her work trying to decode it, which looked like a bunch of unfinished hangman games minus the hanging men.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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