felled

Example Sentences

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In the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, where deforestation slowed by 23.5 percent, five trees are still felled every second.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

They are from 7 to 8 feet long, made from carefully selected 50-to-60-year-old pine and spruce trees felled in early summer; tests of replica spears have suggested a range of about 38 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The trees were felled "as a pre-emptive action" for a future development proposal to extend the premises at the site.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

They should have got it when Dani Olmo was clumsily felled in the box by Daley Blind, but Yamal hit the post from the spot.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The meeting place was a grassy sward dotted with pale grey mushrooms and the raw stumps of felled trees.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin