Wondering how to use Crucify in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as execute or chevy.
Crucify meaning
- To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
- To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
- To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
Synonyms of Crucify
Using Crucify
- The main meaning on this page is: To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross. | To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage. | To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
- Useful related words include: execute, chevvy, chevy, chivvy.
- In the example corpus, crucify often appears in combinations such as: to crucify, crucify us, crucify him.
Context around Crucify
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crucify
- In this selection, "crucify" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, woe, 1992 and jesus stand out and add context to how "crucify" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agrees to crucify jesus to and crucify in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crucify" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crucify
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Please don’t crucify us on the basis of perception. (10 words)
He reluctantly agrees to crucify Jesus to keep the crowd from getting violent. (13 words)
Crucify in the courts of law because we will be ready to face you with our evidence,’” Inting said. (19 words)
Up in the turnbuckles, punch into the tree of woe (crucify him!) double stomp sends Mysterio crashing to the mat and JD McDonagh puts his foot on the ropes to stop the cover! (33 words)
So don’t just crucify us and think when we make one little mistake you forget all the good we have been doing, that is not fair to us. (29 words)
One of the first cover recordings was an acoustic piano version by Tori Amos on her 1992 Crucify EP, which Cobain referred to as "a great breakfast cereal version". (29 words)
Up in the turnbuckles, punch into the tree of woe (crucify him!) double stomp sends Mysterio crashing to the mat and JD McDonagh puts his foot on the ropes to stop the cover! (33 words)
Example sentences (9)
Crucify in the courts of law because we will be ready to face you with our evidence,’” Inting said.
Up in the turnbuckles, punch into the tree of woe (crucify him!) double stomp sends Mysterio crashing to the mat and JD McDonagh puts his foot on the ropes to stop the cover!
Though we don’t have people wishing to crucify us, we do experience a similar fear: exposure to something that could be potentially deadly.
Elsewhere, after the Masters broke their promise and tried to retake Mereen, Daenerys' plan is to "crucify the masters.
So don’t just crucify us and think when we make one little mistake you forget all the good we have been doing, that is not fair to us.
That academics had quietly investigated witchcraft as an academic exercise was of no relevance to the ‘crucify him’ mentality.
Please don’t crucify us on the basis of perception.
He reluctantly agrees to crucify Jesus to keep the crowd from getting violent.
One of the first cover recordings was an acoustic piano version by Tori Amos on her 1992 Crucify EP, which Cobain referred to as "a great breakfast cereal version".
Common combinations with crucify
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to crucify 3×
- crucify us 3×
- crucify him 2×