kill

Example Sentences

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It likely won’t kill him, she writes, but he’ll never be cured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

At the same time, they remained able to fight and kill Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

In it, she also noted she had once overheard a colleague say: "I've never had to tell a woman so loudly, and so often, that she would kill her baby if she didn't push."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"There is no such thing as a kill switch," Cooper told AFP, adding companies "want to comply with laws wherever they're doing business".

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Instead, the overhang decided to kill Jack’s hopes by cracking right in half with a sound like thunder.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley