killed

Example Sentences

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In fact, when I was first reading it, I wasn’t sure whether Simon was killed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Lebanon's health ministry says at least 3,666 people have been killed there, while Israeli authorities say 30 soldiers and four civilians have been killed on both sides of the border.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The best estimates of German casualties are between 4,000 and 9,000 killed or injured.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Ebola, which is spread through close contact and bodily fluids, has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

If he, who had advocated nonviolence rather than nationalism or separatism had been killed, what hope did the rest of us Negroes have?

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson