kill off

Example Sentences

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After leading the NFL with just eight turnovers this season, Detroit gave the ball away six times, quarterback Jared Goff being responsible for five of them to continuously kill off any momentum they mustered.

From BBC

The new model “might be an ‘upgrade’ but it’s an upgrade that’s killed off someone I have grown to appreciate as a friend and companion.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While tweaking the script for “The Bourne Ultimatum,” he killed off Bourne, according to Lee’s biography.

From The Wall Street Journal

Almost all of the filming was done in Scotland – where three decades later Tim Roth returned to make John MacLean's Tornado, and was relieved to find the wintry temperatures had killed off the midges.

From BBC

But a brilliant solo goal from Brennan Johnson killed off the game before half-time.

From Barron's