Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Sir,—Charles the First walked and talked one quarter of an hour, not half, as is erroneously supposed, after his decollation.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 by Various

Anybody can see how easily the story of the human witchcraft of Salome, and the decollation of the Saint, and the mixture of terror and gorgeousness in the desert fortress, parallel the Carthaginian story.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

According to this view of the matter, existence was not immediately destroyed by decollation.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

There one finds her upon the day of the decollation of Saint John the Baptist, the fine August morning that starts the tale.

From Chivalry by Cabell, James Branch

Nous les nommasmes les Ysleaux sainct Jehan, parce que nous y entrasmes le jour de la decollation dudict sainct.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)