kill

Example Sentences

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Malik, who represented the developer that filed a suit against the city claiming Park and others sought to kill the project, said the project was a motivating factor for her campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Teams are deployed all year round to cut and kill rhododendron in the rainforests to allow native woodlands, and the life they support, to return.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Militaries at war can lawfully kill combatants, including members of nonstate groups such as Hamas, even under a cease-fire, said Rachel VanLandingham, a national-security-law expert and former judge advocate in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Conversely, if you knew an incurable cancer would kill you at 65, you’d probably take Social Security at your earliest eligibility of 62.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

They dressed the wound with sheep fat and traditional herbs, which were supposed to kill infection and make the wound heal.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola