lynching

Example Sentences

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In spite of all that, Diddy's mother recently defended her son on Sunday and accused the media and others of engaging in a "public lynching."

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

But the title’s blunt, irrefutable statement carries Allison Russell toward harsh thoughts about racism, slavery, exploitation, lynching and sin — and then to an unexpected coda.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

The accusations featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, which Jackson's family described as a "public lynching".

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

Then again, I also understood that Kathy was only doing what students of my generation had done to help end lynching.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson