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 Gutierrez finished the set with a kill off the block. Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024 Devin Kelley's Shannon Diaz was killed off in season 2. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 10 May 2024 Either one is ready to serve in a range of outfits, and this was our Prices range between $31,000 up to $59,000. Rolex 1908 in Platinum With Ice Blue Dial Rolex killed off it’s dated Cellini line-up in 2023, and in its place gave us the 1908, named after the year Rolex was founded by Hans Wilsdorf. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 For example, if antibiotics killed off your gut’s keystone microbe, the microbial ecosystem might collapse and cause health complications. Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024 As for de Pablo, her character was seemingly killed off in season 13 — the year before Weatherly's exit in 2015. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 But killing off one of social media’s titans wouldn’t exactly be a good thing for consumers, says Anupam Chander, a Georgetown University law professor who specializes in the global regulation of new technologies. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 3 May 2024 Outside hitter Ethan Champlin led the Bruins (25-5) with 19 kills and 13 digs, scoring the match-winning kill off a three-man UC Irvine block. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 The department is also testing how cooking beef patties to different temperatures will kill off the virus. Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 May 2024

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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 May. 2024.

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