killed

Example Sentences

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Iran first claimed that more than 175 teachers and students were killed, before later revising the death toll.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Bundibugyo has caused only two outbreaks before - in 2007 and 2012 - where it killed around 30% of people infected.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Here, two wildfires have killed up to 2.3 million Joshua trees in the last six years alone.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The agency is concerned the epidemic—which has killed about 80 people—could be larger than currently known.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The tall pine tree that I could spot a block away to lead me home, the flower bed Dad killed every year, the Visionary sitting on the front porch...

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas