cull

Example Sentences

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Barring a cull of that workforce, Spurs will have to keep paying top-tier European salaries while not even playing in the English top flight.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

For now, I’m sticking with Google Photos, with a standing quarterly calendar appointment to cull and curate my library.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Hunting groups like Safari Club International and the California Rifle and Pistol Assn., as well as animal rights groups In Defense of Animals and the Humane Society, also oppose the cull.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

In the wake of Sydney's recent flurry of shark attacks, heightened fears have reinvigorated calls for a cull.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“It’s not fair for you to cull every spend-happy tourist stepping off a pleasure boat at Fifth Harbor.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo