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.
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And all the characterizations about the Lakers being a juggernaut and the Wolves being roadkill?
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
McPhee has been writing for The New Yorker for nearly sixty years, on subjects as varied as oranges, basketball, plate tectonics, barges, roadkill, and, most recently, writing itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
The Ravenswood Police Department in Jackson County was among the agencies involved in the pursuit, and department officials suspect the deer was roadkill the driver saw and decided to take.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Rescuers believe Valerie is likely subsisting on roadkill and dam water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
McPhee has been writing for The New Yorker for nearly sixty years, on subjects as varied as oranges, basketball, plate tectonics, barges, roadkill, and, most recently, writing itself.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
The Ravenswood Police Department in Jackson County was among the agencies involved in the pursuit, and department officials suspect the deer was roadkill the driver saw and decided to take.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Rescuers believe Valerie is likely subsisting on roadkill and dam water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roadkill
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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