be killed
Example Sentences
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For months, Chinese social-media users have been buzzing about the U.S. “kill line,” a phrase used in videogames to describe the point at which a character can be killed with a single blow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
He is the 11th Al Jazeera journalist to be killed since the start of the war in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place for six months.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Both Colombo and New Delhi have said they provided shelter to the Iranian sailors due to "humanitarian considerations" amid fears that they too could be killed in US attacks.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
They told him which one was Medusa and that was important, for she alone of the three could be killed; the other two were immortal.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
