How to Use kill in a Sentence

kill

1 of 2 verb
  • She told him to kill the lights.
  • The committee killed the bill.
  • Despite protests, the mayor killed the program.
  • The disease has killed thousands of people.
  • Three people were killed in the accident.
  • This delay has killed our chances of finishing the project on schedule.
  • The fastest way to kill a deal?
    — Patrick Galleher, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • He had been struck by a car and killed.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cullen and the men who killed him each had a shank.
    — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The weeds did not kill the garden.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Some can be outright killed by it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At least one woman was killed there.
    — NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • He was killed over the weekend.
    — Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Too many people have been killed.
    — Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
  • He's almost killed me so many damn times.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
  • One of her bodyguards was killed in a shootout.
    — Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Iran says more than a dozen people were killed.
    — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • No one was killed, the ministry said.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • He is divorced and his son was killed in the war.
    — Claire Harbage, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Such a stretch likely would have killed most teams.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Daniels said a game warden shot and killed the bear.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe the sticker shock is what killed that guy.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Then his head was bludgeoned enough to kill him.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That’s what’s killed a lot of fashion.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Thirty-three were killed there.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Or that that’s the kind of stress that could kill a person.
    — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Weisz and Braun were both killed by the Nazis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
  • Shawn, Will’s brother, has been shot and killed.
    — Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Heard was a baby when his father was shot and killed.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026

kill

2 of 2 noun
  • On this night, there are no wolf kills.
    — Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The blooms can cause dead zones and fish kills.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Any of them in the right place meant a quick kill.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The kills in the movie aren’t just there to break things up.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Lee got the final kill of the set.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • Sherman then moved in for the kill.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Sampson had four kills and three aces in the set.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The penalty kill has been stout, too.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Some hunters sell their kills for thirty crowns a head.
    — Rebecca Van Laer september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Schweitzer compiled eight kills, three blocks and an ace.
    — Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fontaine had six kills from her setter spot and notched four aces.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Tehya Knapp 13 kills, 5 digs on the day.
    — Josh Krockey, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Brooke Rodrigues had four aces and a pair of kills.
    — Tim Meehan Sd, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Denning had five kills in the set for the Knights.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Milena Williams added six kills.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The Rangers have a top-three penalty kill in the league.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The centre got in the right spots on the penalty kill.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The Stars were third in penalty kill and third in goals-against.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • Hunters can check their kills for ticks and contribute those as well.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When wolves are on the hunt, a kill rarely goes unnoticed for long.
    — Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The massive fish kill stretched for more than six miles over the weekend.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • Will baking soda kill plants and grass?
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 17 May 2026
  • Manny’s going for the kill shot.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • He’s not yet trusted on the penalty kill, but that should come in time.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Isabel Clark had 17 kills and two aces.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Giles Beamer had 11 kills and six digs.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • School record for career kills (932) as a four-year starter.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
  • Along the way, Wilson earned a spot on the penalty kill.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • At the end of the season, penalty kill was the big topic.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • The Packers dialed up a kill shot.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026

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