kill off

verb

killed off; killing off; kills off

transitive verb

: to destroy in large numbers or totally

Examples of kill off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So David decided to follow in the footsteps of Cinderella and Snow White and pretty much every Disney movie and Grimm fairy tale ever — and killed off Buddy’s mom. — Andy Richter With Aaron Karo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

David Gyasi, who played British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, was killed off in Season 4. — Peter White, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Roman Kantserov scored in the second, and the Blackhawks killed off a double-minor penalty on defenseman Sam Rinzel for high-sticking. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Saint James left the NBC show before its sixth and final season because of a contract dispute, with her character killed off in a plane crash. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kill off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff