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

In a new interview, the actor got real about his time in the MCU and asked the studio to kill off his character. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Arguing that the end of fin-syn had killed off independent production, a group called the Coalition for Program Diversity urged the FCC to reinstate a version of it. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Nirvana is commonly credited with killing off hair metal, driving the final nail in the gaudy coffin of the 1980s and ushering in a new era of angst and authenticity. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

Carolina made the Jets pay on special-teams, scoring two goals while the power play and killing off Winnipeg’s lone opportunity with the man advantage. — ABC News, 17 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