GUILLOTINE in a Sentence
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11 example sentences for GUILLOTINE, such as:
1. And then we'll go to see the guillotine work.
2. He shows himself at the guillotine, and he laughs.
3. Paris would greatly regret it if it had not a guillotine.
4. One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine.
5. As for the Bishop, it was a shock to him to have beheld the guillotine, and it was a long time before he recovered from it.
2. He shows himself at the guillotine, and he laughs.
3. Paris would greatly regret it if it had not a guillotine.
4. One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine.
5. As for the Bishop, it was a shock to him to have beheld the guillotine, and it was a long time before he recovered from it.
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Meanings and Examples of GUILLOTINE
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guillotine
n. closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
n. instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
Classic Sentence:
1 As for the Bishop, it was a shock to him to have beheld the guillotine, and it was a long time before he recovered from it.
2 The guillotine is the concretion of the law; it is called vindicte; it is not neutral, and it does not permit you to remain neutral.
3 He shows himself at the guillotine, and he laughs.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSI...
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE GAMIN SHOULD HAVE HIS PLACE IN THE CLASSI...
4 Paris would greatly regret it if it had not a guillotine.
5 Songs are like the guillotine; they chop away indifferently, to-day this head, to-morrow that.
6 The Republic, a guillotine in the twilight; the Empire, a sword in the night.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDEN
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDEN
7 He obstinately maintained his opinion against his keeper of the seals; he disputed the ground with the guillotine foot by foot against the crown attorneys, those chatterers of the law, as he called them.
8 And then we'll go to see the guillotine work.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ...
Context Highlight In BOOK 6: CHAPTER II—IN WHICH LITTLE GAVROCHE EXTRACTS PROFIT FROM ...
9 When we had shaken hands and he was gone, I opened the staircase window and had nearly beheaded myself, for, the lines had rotted away, and it came down like the guillotine.
Example Sentence:
1 The moment of death had obsessed him from childhood, when he had acquired that slight crouch, protecting his neck from the shining blade of the guillotine that might slice through.
2 One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine.