EXECUTE in a Sentence

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Irish patriot who fought for the rights of Irish Catholics and was executed for his part in a bungled uprising against the British.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXECUTE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
execute
 v.  put into effect; carry out the legalities of
Classic Sentence: (201 in 14 pages)
1  The major-domo departed with several attendants, to execute his master's commands.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  "Willingly, most willingly shall it be done," said Gurth, and instantly departed to execute the commission.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  And so saying he imitated the solemn and stately deportment of a friar, and departed to execute his mission.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
4  This was a work of some time, which the leaders the less regretted, as it gave Ulrica leisure to execute her plan of diversion in their favour, whatever that might be.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
5  The numbers who hastened to execute this duty, considering that an interesting division of spoil was about to take place, showed how much the troop had at heart the safety of their spiritual father.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII.
6  The laws of England," interrupted Beaumanoir, "permit and enjoin each judge to execute justice within his own jurisdiction.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
7  To execute his message the snail is as sure a messenger as the falcon.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
8  Ay, but thou forgettest," said the wily adviser, "thou wilt have neither leisure nor opportunity to execute this mad project.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
9  Nevertheless the guest did at least execute such a convulsive shuffle that the material with which the cushions of the chair were covered came apart, and Manilov gazed at him with some misgiving.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER II
10  Next, his delight led him gracefully to execute a hop in ballet fashion, so that the wardrobe trembled and a bottle of eau-de-Cologne came crashing to the floor.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
11  Prince Andrew, without replying, asked the prince's permission to ride round the position to see the disposition of the forces, so as to know his bearings should he be sent to execute an order.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XV
12  Prince Andrew galloped off to execute the order.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XV
13  Kutuzov only replied that movements arranged from a distance were always difficult to execute.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER III
14  "The word attack is always on your tongue, but you don't see that we are unable to execute complicated maneuvers," said he to Miloradovich who asked permission to advance.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER VII
15  With regard to legal matters, immediately after the fires he gave orders to find and execute the incendiaries.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 13: CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (126 in 9 pages)
16  By the end of half an hour or so there were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.
17  As soon as he learned of its existence, the dictator ordered the execution of all of the members of the junta.
18  A heavily armed man whose girlfriend was being evicted from her apartment Wednesday killed four people, including the new owner and a court bailiff who were shot execution style.
19  A month or two later they executed the king.
20  The whole play was executed with great precision.
21  I don't support the death penalty, but if people are to be executed, it should be done humanely.
22  'Give your evidence,' said the King; 'and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot.'
23  Irish patriot who fought for the rights of Irish Catholics and was executed for his part in a bungled uprising against the British.
24  Almost all projects borrow heavily from bitcoin and ethereum, another blockchain that comes with snippets of code that encapsulate business rules which are executed automatically if certain events occur.
25  The board disavowed the action of the executive.
26  A successful job search needs to be as well organised as any other executive task.
27  She is now a senior executive having worked her way up through the company.
28  Politics is usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
29  A good executive usually gets on well with people.
30  She's an executive in a computer company.