How to Use euthanasia in a Sentence

euthanasia

noun
  • Satchi, a male, was hours from euthanasia at shelter.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Through no fault of its own, the bear could become a target for euthanasia.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • All of this clearly shows the slippery slope of the euthanasia path.
    — Kees Van Der Staaij, WSJ, 20 July 2017
  • One of the main points of contention has been the city shelter’s euthanasia rates.
    — Jerry Wu, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This is clear in what happens with the president and the law on euthanasia.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • One of their goals is to rescue dogs from county shelters that are at risk of euthanasia.
    — Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • One of their goals is to rescue dogs from county shelters that are at risk of euthanasia.
    — Allison Moses, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Young would not hear the murmurs of other staffers or her own nagging fear about euthanasia.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
  • As a result, she was deemed unadoptable and placed on the euthanasia list.
    — Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
  • Like many large dogs in overcrowded shelters, he has been deemed at high risk for euthanasia.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
  • Then the euthanasia drugs would be injected via catheters in veins in the elephant’s ears or legs.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Does the image condemn the act of euthanasia that just happened?
    — Boyd Van Hoeij, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2017
  • The dog spent his last moments next to his owner before the euthanasia took effect.
    — Shane Sanderson [email protected], kansascity.com, 23 June 2017
  • And Orion the dog left people in tears after he was saved from the verge of euthanasia.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Quite the cheery response to a film centered around the hot button issue of euthanasia.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2024
  • The research also did not account for cause of death, which is often euthanasia.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
  • That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then, in an 11th-hour move, her euthanasia was abruptly canceled.
    — Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2022
  • In Coyne’s mind, the historical tide of progress has led the world to euthanasia.
    — Jeff Cimmino, National Review, 19 July 2017
  • The euthanasia of a social media star squirrel has angered the right.
    — Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The right to die by euthanasia is popular in the Netherlands.
    — Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The group has defended euthanasia for almost two decades.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Yet, within just one day at the shelter, she was added to the euthanasia list, along with her unborn puppies.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Garrido says that, sadly, the euthanasia rate is going to go up.
    — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Last week, Evanger's recalled some dog food for containing a lethal euthanasia drug.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Too many animals, not enough homes, high euthanasia, homeless strays on the street — many starving and abused!
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But the vast majority of the world still shuns active euthanasia.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2023
  • If a dog is already deemed vicious, gets out and kills a second person, the judge must order euthanasia.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2024
  • This became the turning point that led her to consider euthanasia.
    — Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Its mission calls for the end of euthanasia of treatable and healthy animals in shelters.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023

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