be felled
Example Sentences
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The senior officials said that when the Japanese learned that some of the trees would be felled due to the construction work, they immediately offered to provide saplings when the time was right.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
The green focus is on more than 100, century-old gingko trees, 18 of which seem sure to be felled in the redevelopment.
From Washington Times • May 17, 2023
Under the regeneration work, Plymouth City Council had said 129 trees would be felled in Armada Way, but an additional 19 trees would be sowed alongside 150 semi-mature new trees.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023
Injuries are an unfortunate part of any sport – none more so than in the NFL, where players can be felled in front of a TV audience in the tens of millions.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023
“Trees can be felled for rams if rams are required. Amolf Karstark writes that fewer than fifty men remain at the Dreadfort, half of them servants. A strong castle weakly held is weak.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
