How to Use crucify in a Sentence

crucify

verb
  • They crucified her in the newspapers for having an affair.
  • People may hate it or crucify me for that, but there’s a bit of a lighter touch to these shows.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • These left wing loons crucified and slandered him over words that offended them.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Thanks to Christ — crucified and risen from the dead — hope does not disappoint!
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Thanks to Christ – crucified and risen from the dead – hope does not disappoint!
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Like, my parents took off work to watch their son get crucified by 12 white children.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Gaga literally crucified herself on stage to tell the world this—and stop it.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Jesus is then crucified (nailed to a cross alive), the death of a common criminal.
    — National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2020
  • He was arrested that evening, and crucified the next day, on a Friday.
    — Gabe Hauari, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Farren referred to the two thieves who were crucified with Jesus.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Christ is crucified when thousands of babies worldwide are destroyed every day in the womb.
    — Atlanta Life, ajc, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The next day, on a Friday, Jesus was crucified.
    — Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The church is revered as the site where Jesus was crucified and resurrected.
    — Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Man accused of crucifying pastor begs judge for death penalty.
    — FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The monk' palms had bled inexplicably for decades like the wounds of crucified Jesus.
    — Fox News, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Branagh was nearly crucified by critics and audiences back in the day, but his film has grown in estimation over the years.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Nazaryan seemingly was trying to crucify the author rather than giving a solid review of the book.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The Maroun monastery dates back to a century after Jesus was crucified.
    — NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The subtler moments of Jesus carrying the cross on which he will be crucified are much more compelling.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Madame Web underperformed in the theaters because the press just crucified it.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In the days and weeks after the finale aired, he was digitally crucified on Twitter.
    — Rebecca Nelson, GQ, 27 May 2018
  • In the original, Herod mocks and goads Jesus before sending him back to be crucified.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The bible writes that Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, where he was crucified and died for the forgiveness of sins.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week, in which Jesus was betrayed, tried, and crucified.
    — Marie Milano, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2019
  • Good Friday is the day Christians say Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross and died for the sins of the world.
    — The Aegis, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Pilate caves and decides to crucify Jesus, whom Christians believe rose from the dead three days later.
    — Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Way of the Cross procession evokes Jesus suffering on his way to be crucified.
    — NBC News, 11 Apr. 2020
  • According to the Gospel of Luke, Jesus was crucified with two criminals, one on each side of him.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Throughout the Bible there are many references to the day he was arrested for claiming to be the son of God, beaten and crucified.
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 7 Apr. 2023

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