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

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Otherwise, use a garment steamer to kill off any stowaway bugs. Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 This Is a Cry for Help Not content to kill off Kevin Costner, Taylor Sheridan wrote a Yellowstone plot about a super-cool dude everyone admires (played by Taylor Sheridan). Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024 Eventually, his character of Carlo Hessler was killed off the show, but – in true soap opera fashion – Christopher had the chance to return for a recurring role as his identical twin from 1996 to 2008. Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 With Isaacman in charge at NASA, the agency’s inferior homegrown rocket may be more likely to get killed off, once and for all—which means that more federal dollars may soon be flowing into SpaceX’s coffers. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for kill off 

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of kill off was in 1607

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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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