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

But the season 4 finale pushed the action to another level, killing off a core member of the ensemble in a move no one saw coming. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Strip the entire operation down to the chassis, scrap every piece of worth for real prospect capital, and kill off this franchise’s addiction to fly-by-night decision-making. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Should checks be killed off like the penny, which the federal government stopped minting in 2025, and the haypenny, which was worth half a cent and hasn’t been produced since 1857? — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Just last week, Honda pulled the plug on its last remaining fully electric option, the Prologue SUV, after killing off a slew of upcoming models. — Tim Levin, The Atlantic, 24 July 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