killing

Example Sentences

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“I really don’t like lantana,” she says, “but I hate killing things.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But when it was time to vote, another female Republican state lawmaker made a motion that ultimately succeeded at killing the bill in committee.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

A visit to Odesa and Kyiv reveals a country anxious to stop the killing and determined to keep living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called the killing "an evil murder made so much worse by the police response" but said we must avoid attempts to politicise the death and "divide our country".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Thousands of beetles laying eggs, spreading bacteria, and killing trees.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes