be killed
Example Sentences
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Shari and I were kind of hoping that we were going to come out of that meeting with the news that the show was going to be killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
But Trump gave no names, saying: "I don't want him to be killed."
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
That awareness of the risk makes it even more surprising that some of the most senior people in the Iranian regime were meeting on Saturday morning - allowing so many to be killed.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“Do you still think that Lion could be killed by a gun'.’” asked Digory.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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