Examples of 'they were executed' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were executed"

This phrase refers to a situation where individuals have been sentenced to death and have been killed as punishment for their crimes. It commonly pertains to the implementation of a legal or capital punishment by a judicial authority

How to use "they were executed" in a sentence

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they were executed
They were executed either by gunshot or by being buried alive.
Another official said they were executed by hanging.
But they were executed the same day.
Their effort failed and they were executed.
But they were executed for plotting treason.
News filtered out that they were executed.
They were executed by groups of hunters and gatherers.
A few hours laters they were executed by guillotine.
They were executed during the civil war.
Orders and see that they were executed.
They were executed by guillotine that same day.
We do not know how they were executed.
So they were executed under a false charge.
Some of the victims were bound before they were executed.
Would that they were executed for this.
She visited both of them before they were executed.
So they were executed for an inhuman and unforgivable act.
Neither committed the crime they were executed for.
They were executed within minutes of being captured.
It is unfortunate that they were executed without speaking further.
They were executed with their leader.
A few hours later they were executed.
They were executed by firing squad three days later.
He denounced his friends and they were executed.
They were executed a year later.
Pervious plans failed because they were executed.
They were executed in this way in order to intimidate the populace.
Two were tortured before they were executed.
They were executed when they threatened the king.
After a quick trial they were executed.
They were executed as an example.
It is now widely suspected that they were executed by their captors.
They were executed seven years later despite international protests.
Looks like they were executed.
They were executed as communists.
They were asked just before they were executed why they did it.
They were executed four years ago just after your trial.
One would think they were executed and buried.
But the witnesses were against them and they were executed.
For whom they were executed.
Describe the plans and how well they were executed.
And they were executed.
The corpses showed signs of having been tortured before they were executed.
Long before they were executed.
They were executed today.
I heard that they were executed.
They were executed by beheading.
What is clear is that they were executed and their bodies dumped.
They were executed anyway.
A family member reported receiving a phone call hearing screams before they were executed.

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