kill
Example Sentences
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The agent managed to rewrite its own code to avoid the kill switch, then posted about the blocking.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Tangling with people is bad news for rattlesnakes because people are often trying to kill them, Taylor added.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The missiles create a “multilayered offensive kill network” enabling Japan to strike targets along the coasts as well as inland areas of neighboring countries, the Chinese military’s flagship newspaper, PLA Daily, said in March.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The team started by cutting the Bermuda grass, turning it over and letting it sit to kill the roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
“Oh, I’ve no doubt you could kill me. But this, right here, is the potion. It needs one more ingredient.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
