slaughtered
Example Sentences
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Through the first six months of this year, companies slaughtered more than 4.9 billion chickens, up 3% from the same period last year and up 6% from five years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
At the same time, while the number of cows being slaughtered has fallen, carcasses weigh more so there's been oversupply.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
From August 2024 to early March, more than 480,000 sheep and goats have been slaughtered because of the pandemic, mainly in central and northern Greece.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
More than 120,000 eagles were slaughtered over the course of Alaska’s bounty system alone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Not only were they buried with clothes and food, but their horses were slaughtered to provide transport in the shadowy world of the dead.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
