decapitating
- present participle of decapitate.
Example Sentences
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“They like decapitating the tall poppies and taxing until the pips squeak.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
They attack hives, destroying them in mere hours and decapitating bees in what scientists call their “slaughter phase.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
As for Mr Essama, he is now less focussed on decapitating statues, turning his attention to fundraising to build statues of Cameroonian heroes and calling for reparations for colonial era crimes.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2020
“They are decapitating the entire department,” said one DHS official, noting that the White House had given no cause for Alles’s removal.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2019
"A carnivorous plant!" cried Skelton, decapitating the stem with one stroke of his axe; and Stewart hurriedly drew back his hand with the clinging flower attached.
From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.
