kill

Example Sentences

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The pumps are blowing air in the water to kill the algae with oxygen; the only ducks I saw were lined up at the edge, refusing to jump in even when approached by photographers.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

For now investors are betting that even a more hawkish Fed can’t kill off the bull run.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

According to the Gila Herald, a fish kill in 1976 claimed more than 5 million fish, and the reservoir's ecosystem required five years to recover.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

Tyson Foods in January closed one of its largest beef processing plants in Lexington, Neb., that could kill about 5,000 cattle a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“But it’s too dangerous to open. I can’t risk it. My mother would kill me. There must be another way.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly