killing

Example Sentences

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Both candidates in Virginia’s gubernatorial race last year ran on killing the most hated tax in the state—the “personal property tax” on vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“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

Its investigations unit, staffed by former police officers and bird experts, works to identify those suspected of killing protected birds.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

But what good is it if he’s on Sagan with us, just to have the Collective release the toxin, killing us all?

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera