How to Use pentobarbital in a Sentence

pentobarbital

noun
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  • The first drug, sodium thiopental or pentobarbital, put the inmate to sleep; the second brought on paralysis; and the third stopped the heart.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Fourteen states have used pentobarbital in more than 200 executions, and the Supreme Court has upheld the use of the drug.
    — Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY, 25 July 2019
  • The agency notes the levels of pentobarbital found in the withdrawn cans is at a low level, and will unlikely pose a health risk to pets.
    — Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2018
  • In September, after 14 great years that quickly went bad, Biff took a shot of pentobarbital in a lame leg and passed away.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Ernest Johnson died from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2021
  • As a result, states looking to use pentobarbital in their procedures had to look elsewhere to buy the drug.
    — Abdullah Shihipar, Teen Vogue, 30 Oct. 2018
  • If the state’s previous drug, pentobarbital, were available, the state would use it, attorneys for the state say.
    — Jonathan Mattise, The Seattle Times, 6 Aug. 2018
  • His head was shaking slightly as the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began.
    — NBC News, 28 June 2018
  • Hawley wrote that the lethal dose of pentobarbital could be administered through a leg or other vein instead of the arm.
    — Fox News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • He was scheduled to die by injection of the sedative pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2022
  • Kevin Johnson, 37, died after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
    — Jim Salter, ajc, 30 Nov. 2022
  • If put to death, Wilson would be the second Georgia prisoner to die from an injection of pentobarbital this year.
    — Joshua Sharpe, ajc, 13 June 2019
  • The lawyers presented evidence that the drug, a sedative called pentobarbital, would flood the prisoners’ lungs with froth and foam, causing pain and terror akin to death by drowning.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Lab results from tests of the ingredient in which pentobarbital was found confirmed the animal fat was sourced from cow, chicken, and pig, which are common sources in pet food.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 4 Mar. 2018
  • For the executions, the government will use one drug, pentobarbital, instead of a three-drug cocktail.
    — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, 25 July 2019
  • As the lethal dose of the powerful sedative pentobarbital began, Ochoa closed his eyes and had no visible reaction.
    — CBS News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Johnson was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. and died shortly after from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
    — Kyle Morris, Fox News, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Carlton Gary, 67, is scheduled to die by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital on Thursday evening at the state prison in Jackson.
    — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Bucklew has proposed that the state use lethal gas instead of an injection of pentobarbital, if the execution is carried out.
    — Mark Sherman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Seconds later, at 6:25 p.m., Ochoa was injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Travis Runnels, 46, did not give a final statement before he was given a lethal dose of the powerful sedative pentobarbital.
    — Fox News, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Johnson was strapped to a gurney and injected with lethal doses of pentobarbital, according to Reuters.
    — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Georgia plans to use pentobarbital, seen as a more reliable drug, to induce unconsciousness and then death.
    — Tracy Connor, NBC News, 15 May 2017
  • While 31 states have the death penalty, more than half of executions in the U.S. this year were carried out by Texas, whose single-drug protocol uses a lethal dose of the barbiturate pentobarbital.
    — Jacob Gershman, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
  • J.W. Ledford Jr. is set to be put to death Tuesday by injection of the barbiturate pentobarbital.
    — Kate Brumback, Fox News, 12 May 2017
  • Barr has approved a new procedure for lethal injections that replaces a three-drug cocktail with a single drug, pentobarbital.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2019
  • The drug, pentobarbital, is used as a sedative, anesthetic or to euthanize animals, the FDA said.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • This would replace the three-drug cocktail used in past federal executions with a single drug called pentobarbital.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Creech's attorneys with the Federal Defender Services of Idaho said in a statement that state officials tried and failed 10 times to access veins in both of his arms and legs to inject him with the lethal injection drug pentobarbital.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • He is scheduled to be executed using the sedative pentobarbital at 7 p.m. local time, according to the state's Office of the Attorney General.
    — Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024

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