felled
Example Sentences
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To quote his felled primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, “Paxton’s a poor campaigner” who’s “lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for his election.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
A sudden liquidity panic, the kind that felled Lehman Brothers, he noted, is something Beijing can nearly always head off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Experts say Burnham will now need to address a host issues that have felled his predecessors in quick succession.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
He was all but invisible until, frustrated, he felled Spanish keeper Unai Simón with a cheap shot in the final minutes, drawing a well-deserved yellow card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Sure enough, there was a man at the end of the next glade, sitting with a wood-axe by the side of a tree which he had felled.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
