killing

Example Sentences

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Efforts to turn Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk into a pop culture icon after his killing last September have backfired spectacularly, with online parodists meme-ifying his image.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Horvath has been a vocal advocate for victims of the Palisades fire, which ignited Jan. 7, 2025, destroying nearly 7,000 buildings and killing 12.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 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

It is not politically correct but true that I had seen and heard of single coyotes or wolves killing forty sheep in one night without eating any of them.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen