kill
Example Sentences
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Two people were killed in a crash involving three vehicles on the Grapevine section of the 5 Freeway Thursday around 3 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
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
A 64-year-old man from San Diego, California, was killed on Wedesday morning by a fallen tree, the police department told US media.
From BBC
Triggered by a rare cyclone in November, the deluge killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the island of Sumatra.
From BBC
The number of deer killed or injured on UK roads each year could be as high as 74,000, says the AA, leading to hundreds of human injuries and in some cases, fatalities.
From BBC
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