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Guillotine in a sentence

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Guillotine | Guillotined | Guillotines

Guillotine meaning

  1. A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
  2. A device or machine with a cutting blade.
  3. A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.

Synonyms of Guillotine

closure by compartment closure cloture gag rule gag law instrument of execution decapitate behead decollate

Related words

Other words often associated with Guillotine or its synonyms:

order kill terminate blockage coming law obstruction end approaching occlusion closing approach

Using Guillotine

  • The main meaning on this page is: A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine. | A device or machine with a cutting blade. | A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
  • Useful related words include: closure by compartment, closure, cloture, gag rule.
  • In the example corpus, guillotine often appears in combinations such as: the guillotine, guillotine choke, by guillotine.

Context around Guillotine

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unguarded 1× paper 1× springboard 1× standing 1×

Often after:

choke 4× leg 4× hold 1×

Sentence patterns with Guillotine

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a paper guillotine a screwdriver 1× a springboard guillotine leg drop 1× a standing guillotine is one 1× an unguarded guillotine 1× and a guillotine leg drop 1× at a guillotine as gibson 1× by the guillotine that comes 1× executed by guillotine in dortmund 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a kilsyth metal 1× ace hit a 1× although the american 1× and waldron s 1× arrested by the 1× at 145 pounds 1×

Common sentence endings:

for a nearfall 2× a guillotine choke 1× a guillotine hold 1× an unguarded guillotine 1× guillotine in 1793 1× guillotine leg drop 1×

Words around Guillotine

Just before it in the word index:

guillotin 2 guillot 5 guillory 17 guillorme 2 guillon 2 guillod 2

Just after it in the word index:

guillotined 14 guillotines 4 guillou 2 guilmant 2 guilmette 2 guilsfield 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aarp 83 accretion 83 aerosols 83 affray 83 aki 83 albinism 83

Corpus analysis for Guillotine

  • In this selection, "guillotine" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unguarded, paper, springboard, choke, leg and hold stand out and add context to how "guillotine" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a paper guillotine a screwdriver and a springboard guillotine leg drop. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "guillotine" sits close to words such as aarp, accretion and aerosols, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with guillotine

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Garcia went for a guillotine hold. (6 words)

And Waldron’s guillotine is supposed to do what? (9 words)

Is it a race to the guillotine in the Big Apple? (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Jones looked imperious as he slipped a left hand from Gane and took him down, trapping him against the cage before adding his new-found bulk at heavyweight to reinforce a guillotine choke and claim the vacant heavyweight title. (39 words)

Lions No 8 Francke Horn, who has helped bring more thrust to the Lions loose trio since returning form injury, shares the view the Lions should not be inhibited by the guillotine that comes with knockout rugby. (37 words)

Grasso (16-4-1) occasionally threatened with submissions to no avail, though her best chance came when she went to the ground herself in the fourth round and nearly secured a guillotine choke. (33 words)

Question examples

Is it a race to the guillotine in the Big Apple? (11 words)

And Waldron’s guillotine is supposed to do what? (9 words)

Example sentences (20)

A Kilsyth metal fabrication company has been convicted and fined $25,000 after a worker had four fingers partially amputated while using an unguarded guillotine.

Arrested by the Gestapo, he was executed by guillotine in Dortmund prison in 1943, shortly after his 29th birthday.

Durden walks into a right hand and he’s down, Ulanbekov then grabs a guillotine choke but loses position as they scramble and Durden winds up on top in full guard.

Garcia went for a guillotine hold.

Is it a race to the guillotine in the Big Apple?

Jones looked imperious as he slipped a left hand from Gane and took him down, trapping him against the cage before adding his new-found bulk at heavyweight to reinforce a guillotine choke and claim the vacant heavyweight title.

Lions No 8 Francke Horn, who has helped bring more thrust to the Lions loose trio since returning form injury, shares the view the Lions should not be inhibited by the guillotine that comes with knockout rugby.

Nail guns, a paper guillotine, a screwdriver: she uses anything she can find.

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Ace hit a Russian Leg Sweep and a guillotine leg drop for a nearfall.

Although the American and French Revolutions birthed liberalism, Louis XVI still lost his head by guillotine in 1793.

And Waldron’s guillotine is supposed to do what?

At 145 pounds, Nolan Ambrose of Jackson County Central became a four-time state champion, overcoming The Guillotine's No. 1-ranked wrestler, Gavin Johnson of Kenyon-Wanamingo.

Carter landed a springboard guillotine leg drop, then covered Stark for two.

Darius hits a guillotine from over the top rope that takes out Uno.

Dones got a hot tag at 5:30 and hit a spinning Samoan Drop on TJ, then a guillotine leg drop.

Garcia choked out the scumbag on a guillotine choke and tried to set up an avalanche piledriver as payback.

Grasso (16-4-1) occasionally threatened with submissions to no avail, though her best chance came when she went to the ground herself in the fourth round and nearly secured a guillotine choke.

In any case, a standing guillotine is one thing, but if Poirier pulls a jumping choke against Makhachev, he will voluntarily put himself in grave danger.

In the ring, Smith hit a back suplex and stomped on Francis and hit a guillotine leg drop for a nearfall.

Kelleher bounces up and grabs at a guillotine as Gibson tries a takedown, Gibson gets his head free though and moves to half guard.

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Common combinations with guillotine

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "guillotine" in a sentence?
An example: "A Kilsyth metal fabrication company has been convicted and fined $25,000 after a worker had four fingers partially amputated while using an unguarded guillotine." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "guillotine" from authentic English texts.
What does "guillotine" mean?
Guillotine means: A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.
What are synonyms of "guillotine"?
Common synonyms of "guillotine" include: closure by compartment, closure, cloture, gag rule, gag law, instrument of execution, decapitate, behead. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "guillotine" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "guillotine", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.