felled
Example Sentences
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The rest of the trees were felled in the 1980s during redevelopment.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
To quote his felled primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, “Paxton’s a poor campaigner” who’s “lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for his election.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
A sudden liquidity panic, the kind that felled Lehman Brothers, he noted, is something Beijing can nearly always head off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That triggered an Israeli response, culminating in a ferocious campaign that felled much of Hezbollah’s leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
I felt as if I had been felled by something.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
