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Meanings of instant death in English

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Usage of instant death in English
1
Awakened suddenly out of their sleep they stood aghast, expecting instant death.
The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy
2
He came bellowing at Jarocho, as if he meant his instant death.
Remember the Alamo
3
An instant death, though preferable, would set off monitors and bring nurses.
The charlemagne pursuit
4
The merest scratch from a weapon dipped in it will effect instant death.
The Statesmen Snowbound
5
He threatened with instant death all who should be caught in the act.
Mohammed Ali and His House
6
To refuse to sit down at the instrument meant instant death.
The Boy Aviators in Africa; Or, an Aerial Ivory Trail
7
The slightest unbidden move on his part would mean instant death.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
8
But the mutineers threatened instant death to any who attempted resistance.
The Naval Pioneers of Australia
9
He ordered that Blude should suffer instant death, and the sentence was executed.
Strange Stories from History for Young People
10
The merchants were greatly alarmed, feeling their risk of instant death.
Chinese Literature / Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the S...
11
The arm was taken off without causing instant death, as he was fearing.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
12
Shepherds will deliberately drive their flocks across the frontier, thereby courting instant death.
The Land of the Black Mountain: The Adventures of Two Englishmen...
13
For a man to stick his head out the window meant instant death.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
14
He was terribly alarmed, and crouched and trembled as if expecting instant death.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mou...
15
She too well knew that to be accused was to incur instant death.
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 6 / Being se...
16
To venture out without them would mean instant death by suffocation or poison.
Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
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Instant death through the time
Instant death across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common