be killed
Example Sentences
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Both Colombo and New Delhi have said they provided shelter to the Iranian sailors due to "humanitarian considerations" amid fears that they too could be killed in US attacks.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
However, a person cannot be killed simply by coming into physical contact with the substance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
“I intended the patient should die by nature,” he later wrote, “rather than be killed by art.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
He had heard enough about Grendel to know that the monster could not be killed by strength alone.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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