be killed
Example Sentences
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Not her, of course, but Claire Bennet — the Odessa, Texas high school cheerleader who couldn’t be killed.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Plus, Lavina and McCollum and the community members they organized don’t just want hyperscale centers out of all PGC land; they also want the Landover proposal to be killed for good.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s a stinging insult: By the samurai code, Kanbei should be killed, not imprisoned — Murashige couldn’t have landed a more devastating slap than by letting him live.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
For months, Chinese social-media users have been buzzing about the U.S. “kill line,” a phrase used in videogames to describe the point at which a character can be killed with a single blow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Question Quigley is wobbling toward us on a big woman’s bicycle and calls to me, Hoi, Frankie McCourt, you’re going to be killed.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
