killing

Example Sentences

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In the mid-19th Century, the birds were considered fair game and day-trippers would hire steam yachts to shoot them, sometimes killing thousands at a time.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Another a Cambodian grandmother of eight who fled Pol Pot’s killing fields as a girl nearly 50 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

While a lack of food may be driving whales into the bay, it's not necessarily starvation that's killing them.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

"This reprogramming made them significantly better at recognizing and killing cancer cells."

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The Osage elders sang the traditional songs for the dead, only now the songs seemed for the living, for those who had to endure this world of killing.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann