felled

Example Sentences

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The Forestry Commission said the firm had illegally felled mixed broadleaf woodland beside a petrol station in 2019.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The disaster also almost felled California’s biggest home insurer, State Farm General.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 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

A long, winding path takes guests around and under felled trees.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

‘But the Rohirrim made a great burning here yesterday,’ said Gimli, ‘and they felled trees for the fire, as can be seen. Yet they passed the night after safely here, when their labour was ended.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien