felled

Example Sentences

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It's been 46 years since at least two incumbent senators were felled by voters in their own party in the same election cycle.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Autonomous skidders that drag felled trees around logging sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

While some trees are felled for infrastructure, officials justify removing others to tackle seasonal pollen allergies that are especially acute in spring.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Fellow protesters held up dozens of cardboard trees, before spreading them out over the ground as if lying where they were felled.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Mom and Lori admired the wide-planked floorboards, the big fireplaces, and the ceiling beams made from locust posts, with gouge marks from the ax that had felled them.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls