garrote
Example Sentences
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Malkovich’s performance is like the garrote used to kill in the film — he applies the right pressure to the right part.
From Salon
He rips the phone cord out of Marion's wall and wraps it around his hands like a garrote when she threatens to activate her Life Alert button.
From Salon
She was killed by a blow to the head and had been strangled with a garrote.
From Washington Times
He had been staging a performance in which he planned to sit in a garrote during the congress to denounce repression.
From Reuters
Sometimes it’s not, and not just when there’s danger of someone being garroted by a mystery assassin.
From Los Angeles Times
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