Explore Decapitation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like beheading or execution. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Decapitation meaning
- Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
- The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.
- The unseating of a senior politician.
Synonyms of Decapitation
Using Decapitation
- The main meaning on this page is: Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. | The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. | The unseating of a senior politician.
- Useful related words include: beheading, execution, executing, capital punishment.
- In the example corpus, decapitation often appears in combinations such as: the decapitation, by decapitation, decapitation strikes.
Context around Decapitation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Decapitation
- In this selection, "decapitation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brutal, own, attrition, strikes, immediately and happen stand out and add context to how "decapitation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2000 the decapitation of the and always be decapitation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "decapitation" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with decapitation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
FarkingSmurf: barefoot2008: How did the decapitation happen? (7 words)
The decapitation is not shown on the footage. (8 words)
And still no word on women carrying swords for decapitation. (10 words)
The Chief Whip’s opposition to an Election – which is shared by No 10 Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell – increased after he was briefed about Mr Corbyn’s plans to hit Mrs May with a ‘decapitation strategy’ if an Election is called. (42 words)
Although it marks the X-Men's third decapitation in the last few months, Sabretooth's clones, considerable healing factor or potential mystical enhancements could give him a new lease on life. (32 words)
If the US decided not to strike back with nukes, then Washington and Seoul would carry out their own decapitation strikes on the North using jets, missiles, and special forces. (30 words)
FarkingSmurf: barefoot2008: How did the decapitation happen? (7 words)
Can Pyongyang really believe that joint U.S.-ROK military exercises are purely defensive in nature when evidence suggests that recent plans include so-called “decapitation strikes”? (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Charlie’s brutal decapitation immediately drives a cold blade down our spines.
He is often depicted in art without his head, and that is because he was martyred by decapitation on Montmartre in the third century.
If the US decided not to strike back with nukes, then Washington and Seoul would carry out their own decapitation strikes on the North using jets, missiles, and special forces.
In 2000, the decapitation of the crusading journalist Georgiy Gongadze horrified the nation.
Rafe hallucinated that Sloan was Duke the bear, so he marveled over the vet doing a great job putting his head back on after decapitation and hugged her awkwardly.
The ref, clearly not cool with a decapitation on live television, got the sword out the ring.
And still no word on women carrying swords for decapitation.
FarkingSmurf: barefoot2008: How did the decapitation happen?
Is it attrition, decapitation, annihilation etc. and how he intends achieve the objective.
Renault commissioned out the Alliance’s convertible conversion to ASC, as did almost all manufacturers seeking model decapitation back in the ’80s.
The decapitation is not shown on the footage.
The relative proximity of government headquarters to the coast has made the option of a "decapitation strike" very enticing to military planners considering invading the island throughout its history.
A Belgian peacekeeping soldier had his legs cut off below the knees and his arms and legs skinned before decapitation.
A graphic video showing Pearl's decapitation was delivered to the US consulate in the city nearly a month later.
Physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin said capital punishment should always be decapitation.
Although it marks the X-Men's third decapitation in the last few months, Sabretooth's clones, considerable healing factor or potential mystical enhancements could give him a new lease on life.
Can Pyongyang really believe that joint U.S.-ROK military exercises are purely defensive in nature when evidence suggests that recent plans include so-called “decapitation strikes”?
Carnifex will hit the road headlining Summer Slaughter 2019 along with Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, and more.
Since then, increasingly-realistic games showing blood spatter and decapitation, coupled with unceasing mass shootings, has perpetuated the connection between the two.
The Chief Whip’s opposition to an Election – which is shared by No 10 Chief of Staff Gavin Barwell – increased after he was briefed about Mr Corbyn’s plans to hit Mrs May with a ‘decapitation strategy’ if an Election is called.
Common combinations with decapitation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the decapitation 8×
- by decapitation 5×
- decapitation strikes 4×
- decapitation of 4×
- decapitation and 4×
- decapitation strike 3×
- decapitation in 3×
- decapitation on 2×
- with decapitation 2×
- for decapitation 2×