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verb

defenestrate

to throw someone out of a window

In a sentence

Three example sentences with defenestrate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Angry Bohemian nobles chose to defenestrate two royal officials in Prague, and the survivors landed in a dung heap.

    History

  • In the farce, a butler threatens to defenestrate any guest who mentions the missing painting again.

    Literature

  • The stunt team rehearsed for weeks before letting the hero defenestrate the burglar onto an enormous airbag below.

    Movies

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