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Examples of killing in a Sentence
The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds.
Recent Examples of killing from the Web
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As the investigation progressed, some facts pointed to the involvement of Egypt’s security forces in the killing.
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Tiffany Phommarath of Blue Springs was charged Friday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of Jordan S. Schiager, 27.
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Court documents did not detail the evaluation of Scott Edward Nelson, who faces the death penalty in the killing of Jennifer Fulford.
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No suspect will be named in the killing until investigators have enough evidence to bring charges.
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She and Lopez’s cousin, Gabriel Moreno, 34, also are charged in the killing.
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The warrant for Silva's arrest does not offer any motive for the killings, although police described the shooting as the violent conclusion of an ongoing dispute between Silva and Cortez.
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Four Baltimore teenagers have been charged as adults in the killing.
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She is being prosecuted in a separate case for the killing of activist Bagherzadeh.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
Examples of killing in a Sentence
he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up
a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
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Grace believes Carl, who may have dementia, murdered her sister years ago during a killing spree.
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The Riverside man also bought Farook an explosive powder that was used in a bomb that Farook left at the killing scene, authorities said.
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Prediction for the season: What's next for Salazar, the former Sombra Negra soldier who was last seen in the thick of a killing spree?
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The broader trends offer no surprises: executions are down, but Texas is still the nation's killingest state.
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Some may call it killing time; Ms. Shestakovskaia thinks of it as research.
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Some may call it killing time
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So maybe does that free Arya up to put all those killing skills to use against the White Walkers?
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Killing time is no idle task in this Wild-Blues playoff series.
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First Known Use of killing
15th century
killing Synonyms
Synonyms
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious;
Antonyms
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical;
Near Antonyms
earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty;
affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical);
Related Words
amusing, diverting, entertaining;
clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany;
facetious, flip, flippant, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery;
priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry;
blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful;
KILLING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of killing for English Language Learners
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: an act of killing someone or something
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: a large amount of money
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