1
: the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle
2
: one that falls victim to intense competition
political roadkill
Examples of roadkill in a Sentence
There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.
Recent Examples on the Web
Winter is the safest season for salvaging roadkill.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Though the Sox have been roadkill against teams still clawing for playoff spots in the American League, that has been a function of performance rather than by design.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
The series portrayed Dahmer's relationship with his father, portraying the killer's parent's strained relationship and Lionel's attempts to connect with his son by dissecting roadkill.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
The success of Ukraine’s EV resurrection industry is the flip side of the failure of insurers and manufacturers in North America to figure out what to do when a shiny new EV becomes roadkill.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
The 2023 report also maps out roadkill hot spots across the state.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
As scavengers, the birds feast primarily on roadkill, carrion and other animals’ leftovers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Advertisement The Road Ecology Center at UC Davis attempts to quantify the effect our driving has on wildlife in its annual roadkill report.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
There is also Celsius, another bankrupt crypto firm whose founder liked to help himself to customer money and that ended up as roadkill during last year’s meltdown.
—Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Though the Sox have been roadkill against teams still clawing for playoff spots in the American League, that has been a function of performance rather than by design.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
The series portrayed Dahmer's relationship with his father, portraying the killer's parent's strained relationship and Lionel's attempts to connect with his son by dissecting roadkill.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
The success of Ukraine’s EV resurrection industry is the flip side of the failure of insurers and manufacturers in North America to figure out what to do when a shiny new EV becomes roadkill.
—WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
The 2023 report also maps out roadkill hot spots across the state.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
As scavengers, the birds feast primarily on roadkill, carrion and other animals’ leftovers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Advertisement The Road Ecology Center at UC Davis attempts to quantify the effect our driving has on wildlife in its annual roadkill report.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
There is also Celsius, another bankrupt crypto firm whose founder liked to help himself to customer money and that ended up as roadkill during last year’s meltdown.
—Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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