kill off
Example Sentences
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By definition, it has not been pasteurized, the simple process of heating milk to kill off harmful bacteria.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Even if Kennedy did kill off Lemon, though, it does not follow that every decision built on Lemon must fall, too.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
Smog, however, could kill off a spinach crop in half a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Price, who won in Dublin last year, was dominant as he raced into the lead, but he missed chance after chance to kill off the game as the world champion came roaring back.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
I tried for at least two years to kill off that “Black Muslims.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
