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
"To the media court, to the lynching that has been reserved for me, I have only my word to defend myself."
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
The country singer labeled allegations that the song or video made references to lynching or that it is racially charged as “meritless” and “dangerous.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
Mrs. Malloy says Negro people came here to escape lynching and inhumane treatment.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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