kill

Example Sentences

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Both missions combine into one, with the wrinkle that Rotta doesn’t want to be returned to his relatives, whom he expects will kill him because he could potentially usurp them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Conversely, if you knew an incurable cancer would kill you at 65, you’d probably take Social Security at your earliest eligibility of 62.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

"I think some of some of the discussion I've seen has veered between outright snobbery and just downright unpleasant, a bit of kill joy attitude, you know, there's enough doom and gloom in the world."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

That repair process can help cancer cells survive conditions that would otherwise kill them.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Her teeth were terrible, and her breath would kill flies.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck