Examples of kill off in a Sentence
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After Sage Creek went up 21-16, the Wolverines scored four straight, including two straight kills off the bench in transition from Justin Texeira.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Larry joins a handful of other memorable characters who have been killed off over the course of the show's 35 seasons, including Bleeding Gums Murphy, Maude Flanders, Edna Krabappel and the original Snowball, according to a FOX affiliate.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The tests might only be picking up remains of pathogens killed off by the pasteurization process, which involves heating the milk.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
But Florida managed to kill off the four-minute penalty even with one of its top penalty-killing forwards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
During the conversation, he was asked about his comments to The Hollywood Reporter about wanting his character in the Ant-Man franchise, Hank Pym, to be killed off in the third film.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Cooper was not pleased with the changes to his character, a police officer who kills off a compassionate thief (Ryan Gosling) at the film’s halfway mark.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Some, like Trump, did express concern that his legal troubles could kill off support from independent voters, especially if he is convicted.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Every generation kills off its parents’ stars and elects their own — that’s how culture evolves.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
Larry joins a handful of other memorable characters who have been killed off over the course of the show's 35 seasons, including Bleeding Gums Murphy, Maude Flanders, Edna Krabappel and the original Snowball, according to a FOX affiliate.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The tests might only be picking up remains of pathogens killed off by the pasteurization process, which involves heating the milk.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
But Florida managed to kill off the four-minute penalty even with one of its top penalty-killing forwards.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
During the conversation, he was asked about his comments to The Hollywood Reporter about wanting his character in the Ant-Man franchise, Hank Pym, to be killed off in the third film.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Cooper was not pleased with the changes to his character, a police officer who kills off a compassionate thief (Ryan Gosling) at the film’s halfway mark.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
Some, like Trump, did express concern that his legal troubles could kill off support from independent voters, especially if he is convicted.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Every generation kills off its parents’ stars and elects their own — that’s how culture evolves.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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