decapitated
- past participle of decapitate.
- past tense form of decapitate.
Example Sentences
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The sense of vulnerability is tangible - command centres damaged, leadership decapitated, and decision-making compressed into crisis mode.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
It’s already clear that Khamenei’s death does not mean that the Islamic Republic’s political and religious leadership, which is a complex bureaucratic hierarchy, has been decapitated or seriously damaged.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Now, the despot regime has been decapitated, but ConocoPhillips isn’t jumping up and down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
"Sometimes you'll see ant heads on the bee legs because they were feeding and in response to an attack, the bee bit the ant and decapitated it."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Every nerve in his body seemed to tauten: He pulled out his wand, moved into the shadows beside the decapitated elf heads, and waited.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
