garrote

Example Sentences

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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

He was finally captured after Sacramento police said a would-be victim escaped and they recovered a garrote made from a pair of dowels and parachute cord, along with scissors and other items.

From Fox News