felled

Example Sentences

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The trees were felled "as a pre-emptive action" for a future development proposal to extend the premises at the site.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

We recently paid $1,000 for a tree to be removed from our property; it was easily accessible and felled by one person with a chain saw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The literature of veterinary medicine does not lack for cases of animals felled by swainsonine poisoning after grazing on forage contaminated with R. leguminicola.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer