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

The news was a head-scratcher for fans who know how the beloved motorcycle gang drama ended — most of the major characters were killed off, including Hunnam’s Jax in an epic finale sendoff. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

In The Dog Stars, Elordi, 29, plays a man living in Colorado in the near future, some time after a flu pandemic has killed off much of humanity. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

McKenna’s time on GH came to a close when his character was killed off after the WSB chief was found dead in the Metro Court pool. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

The resulting white-nose syndrome has killed off as many as 90% of bat populations over 10 years. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 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