You gave her father and her mother to a cruel death, why should you spare her?
That is strange," he said, "since you must then believe also that you will come to a cruel death, which has terrors for the young and fair.
If thou gettest it, I'll let thee go alive into the white world; if not, then I'll give thee to a cruel death.
Ride to the tents and give all those disobedient scoundrels to a cruel death; throw their bodies over the fence, and bring the tents to me.
The two Barons had all the leaders of the enterprise put to a cruel death, and all those of lower rank were pardoned.
And he went forth light of heart, as being confident of victory, showing no dismay, and saying on all occasions that he desired nought so much as to take Argon, and put him to a cruel death.
When the news came to the Great Kaan he was right well pleased, and ordered that all the chiefs who had rebelled, or excited others to rebel, should be put to a cruel death, but that those of lower rank should receive a pardon.
Andromeda was of one mind with him, and, as Perseus must needs go home, her parents believed that she could not live without him who had saved her from such a cruel death.
A week in the cells for each of these four men,' said he, and the four guards, who had expected to die by a cruel death, were led away.
It was the first time since my father's cruel death that I had not circled around the cabin once or more to make certain everything was quiet; the coming of this young man had driven from my mind all thought of possible danger.
Then I told him of my father's cruel death; of what we had found to tell the horrible story, and before I had finished the tears were running down his cheeks.
Surely a lad like yourself cannot hope to make a clearing unaided, and it is but keeping her in great danger of a cruel death.
The Moors sent word to King Escariano, telling him and Tirant and all the other Christians to convert to Mohammedanism, because if they did not, they would all die a cruel death.
When Tirant heard the doctor say these words, he quickly said: "Oh, cruel death!
Virtuous knight," said Tirant, "I have seen your great goodness and courtesy, and I know that you saved me from a cruel death.
In the desolate Australian bush she makes the crash of the falling limb of a dead gum tree go on and on, and tortures the human being who is lost, hopelessly lost, and facing a cruel death, by repeating his despairing calls for help.
Still, too, do we sadly watch her sister, the white moth, heedlessly rushing into pangs unutterable, thoughtlessly seeking the anguish that brings her a cruel death.
But, calm as rocks against which the angry waves beat themselves in vain, sat those whose portion at dawn was to be cruel death.
The adoption of a promising plan was, in the mind of its proposer, a positive passport to a cruel death, by crucifixion.
Christianity, that Jehovah Himself sacrificed His own Son by a cruel death; and not only so, but that He had intercourse with an earthly woman, and had thus a son by her, for the sole purpose of bringing about his murder?
But no sooner is the Sabbath instituted by Moses, than it is broken, and the Sabbath-breaker is punished with a cruel death.
Many a poor iniquitous old woman, from some mysterious hints of her power to tell fortunes, or to gratify the revengeful feelings of her neighbours, was put to a cruel death.
Antichrist can no longer put the Christian to a cruel death.
Many of those whom the Inquisitors (or Judges in this Court) chose to consider guilty, were secretly put to a cruel death, in the dungeons of the Inquisition.
Water King, who thereupon put the pursuers to a cruel death, and sent another troop after the Prince and Vasilissa the Wise.
Water King louder than before, and having put the pursuers to a cruel death, he galloped off himself in pursuit of the Prince and Vasilissa the Wise.
A cruel deathwere a charity to me, for I shall not see you suffer.
Because I forbode danger, nay, perhaps death, a cruel death, to one I would not harm.
I realized that it was through my rashness; we were probably doomed to a cruel death.
I think they did mean to put us to a cruel death, but God is over all and prevented it.
The Chinese might give up the search inside, come out into the grove, catch sight of them as they stood there, and do them to a cruel death.
For the slayer by a cruel death of their captive father, Ragnar's sons act the blood-eagle on Ella, and salt his flesh.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cruel death" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
