How to Use execution in a Sentence

execution

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  • The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect.
  • He is in prison awaiting execution.
  • The execution would be the 12th in the U.S. this year, and the third in Missouri.
    — Jim Salter, ajc, 6 June 2023
  • The execution of getting the third out in the top of the ninth inning of a tie game.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The execution is the second at the Bonne Terre prison in nearly two months, and is the 16th in the U.S. this year.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The point isn’t the plot but the mad precision of the execution.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The execution would be the first of three in the coming months in Missouri.
    — Jim Salter, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The court denied this plea to stop the execution on Dec. 5.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But the tape of the execution does not record those details.
    — Denise Lavoie and Sarah Rankin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The new law required that all executions in the state take place in San Quentin Prison.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The state has not set an execution date for Apanovitch.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2022
  • If the state were to seek a warrant, and the court were to grant it, the execution date would be set for 35 days after the approval.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Here's what to know about Burton's execution, his last words, the case and the victim.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Nix and the offense also had poor two-minute execution to close out the first half.
    — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
  • White was the sixth person killed via execution in the United States in the span of 11 days, according to the AP.
    — Sean Neumann, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The secret is that while the core vision remained, the execution would adapt to new thinking and new times.
    — Dave Sirulnick, Variety, 16 May 2023
  • The execution of Alan Eugene Miller was called off on Sept. 22.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The execution was awful as the Illini took the kickoff and drove 75 yards for a touchdown in 10 plays.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Another execution in Texas — the last one in the state in 2022 — is scheduled for next week.
    — Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Another execution in Texas - the last one in the state in 2022 - is scheduled for next week.
    — CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • If the state’s top court grants the motion, the execution would likely be set for 35 days later.
    — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The first execution, of Robert Fratta, is set for Jan. 10.
    — Juan A. Lozano, Chron, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Like, is just the planning phase of something the creative work, and then the execution, is that still creative work?
    — Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The pocket and the maturity, the style of rapping, the beats, the execution, the confidence.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Here is a look at the status of firing squads in the United States: When was the last execution by firing squad?
    — Michael Tarm, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the time since his execution, Germany shut the consulates.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Giants have had their chances, but poor execution has often sunk the team in big moments.
    — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Celtics still have the best record in the NBA, but they were taught a valuable lesson about game-planning, execution, and resilience.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2022
  • The main thing every member of the Ohio State defense that stepped up to the podium on Friday morning emphasized was execution.
    — Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
  • In the three-volume book, Solzhenitsyn offered a sweeping story of the Soviet prison system—from arrest to torture, execution, starvation and long hours of toil in the camps.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2024

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