Example Sentences

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Although some people have questioned why the fence is not electrocuted, Washington said that the department did not want it to be deadly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“A lot of people are like, ‘I’m going to get electrocuted?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Taylor Swift got electrocuted Frankenstein-style in her “Fortnight” music video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

"If I'd still been on the street, I wouldn't have been able to reach higher ground. There were lots of objects floating in the water. I could have been hit or even electrocuted."

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

He looks like he's been electrocuted, for one.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman