killing

Example Sentences

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“American Skin” is, of course, also known as “41 Shots” and is the story of the killing of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo by the New York City Police Department.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

“That was one where the critics who’d been killing me, they didn’t know I was capable of doing something like that,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"Everybody thinks we are bloodthirsty and we are going out and killing hundreds of foxes, that is not the case," she added.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Following the floods that swept through Derna in 2023, killing nearly 4,000 people, Belgacem became the figurehead for reconstruction efforts in the area.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Cape pigeons often darted and flitted around the boat, but the men couldn’t bring themselves to kill the friendly birds, and ancient superstition forbade them from killing the albatross that still followed majestically above.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong