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
For months, Chinese social-media users have been buzzing about the U.S. “kill line,” a phrase used in videogames to describe the point at which a character can be killed with a single blow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Animal rights groups were also concerned that Neukgu would be killed during the capture process - something that happened to Porongi, a puma that had escaped from the same zoo in 2018.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But Trump gave no names, saying: "I don't want him to be killed."
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
They told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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