How to Use death warrant in a Sentence

death warrant

noun
  • If it's not rescheduled by then, the state would have to seek a new death warrant.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • That may be why six governors would not sign his death warrant.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • DeSantis has not yet signed his death warrant.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
  • The death warrant later expired.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That may be why none of Florida’s governors since would sign a death warrant in the case.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The death warrant is the seventh DeSantis has signed this year.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • No active death warrant exists for Duckett.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • Florida led the way with a long line of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • While his death warrant is paused, Wood's original conviction and sentence still stand.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Florida led the way with a flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis.
    — CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Thirteen more are scheduled so far for 2026 but that figure is sure to rise as governors can sign death warrants at any time.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Thirteen more are scheduled so far for 2026 but that figure is sure to rise as governors can sign death warrants at any time.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • Another nine executions are scheduled for the rest of the year so far but that figure is sure to increase as states can issue death warrants at any time.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • The governor signs all death warrants before an execution.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • DeSantis continues to accelerate the number of death warrants signed since the start of last year.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This year, Florida has already executed four people and has three other cases with death warrants signed.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Nationwide, nine more executions are scheduled for this year, with more expected to be carried out as governors sign more death warrants.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • After constantly reiterating that Mark trusted him, Rob signed his death warrant as well.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The government wasn’t using autonomous weapons and claimed no mass-surveillance plans—but for a company to ask for those assurances in writing was to sign its own death warrant.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The signing of a death warrant typically leads to a flurry of legal arguments as defense attorneys seek to halt the execution.
    — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2026
  • DeSantis' flurry of death warrants substantially contributed to the fact that, nationwide, this is the busiest year for the death penalty in this country in more than a decade.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The signing of death warrants in Florida lies exclusively within the governor’s discretion.
    — Melanie Verdecia, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • As of Thursday, DeSantis had signed 9 death warrants this year, after signing 19 in 2025.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Toward that end, IDOC has worked to find a solution for who would carry out the new firing squad execution law following the issuance of a death warrant.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026
  • Last year, DeSantis signed death warrants for 19 prisoners, the most in the state since the death penalty was reinstated in the 1970s.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

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