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But Gormican just doesn’t seem very comfortable with horror — or with killing off his characters, for that matter.—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025 Romanticized Sports Athleisure isn’t being killed off, though it is being toned down.—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025 Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday.—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025 Luke was originally supposed to be killed off after Geary’s 13 weeks were up and then again after the rape of Laura, but both times the character was spared.—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill off
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