killed
Example Sentences
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Police said they recovered a rifle from the scene after Porter was killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The death toll, however, was slightly lower than that of 2024, when 377 aid workers were killed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It is the country's deadliest earthquake since 2022, when hundreds of people were killed in West Java.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Grown-ups gave me positive attention when—as an actor—I failed, got sick, screamed and cried, killed, grieved and suffered,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
‘You said your father was killed by a bear. We know about that bear. Some of us have even seen it.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
