be killed
Example Sentences
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“All of California’s native biodiversity go into that contaminated hive,” he said, and can be killed off as well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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
Mr. Ireland draws the reader’s sympathy toward Trotsky, to a point, as an old man out of the game who did not deserve to be killed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
From sneering comments Harry overheard, Malfoy was certain Buckbeak was going to be killed, and seemed thoroughly pleased with himself for bringing it about.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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