felled

Example Sentences

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It's been 46 years since at least two incumbent senators were felled by voters in their own party in the same election cycle.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, where deforestation slowed by 23.5 percent, five trees are still felled every second.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

They are from 7 to 8 feet long, made from carefully selected 50-to-60-year-old pine and spruce trees felled in early summer; tests of replica spears have suggested a range of about 38 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A long, winding path takes guests around and under felled trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

‘I shot at him with the bow of Galadriel above Sarn Gebir, and I felled him from the sky. He filled us all with fear. What new terror is this?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien