How to Use euthanize in a Sentence

euthanize

verb
  • They are then left to suffer and die or be euthanized.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Ducks, quail and at least one eagle have been euthanized due to the virus.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • But some dogs do end up having to be euthanized.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
  • These dogs, if they are left in the shelter, will be euthanized.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
  • The mother claimed that the dogs have since been euthanized.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • If a possum is eaten by a python, it is tracked and the python is euthanized.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In some rare instances, the bear may be euthanized.
    — Outside, 26 Sep. 2025
  • By that time, most of the cats had died, and the remaining few were euthanized.
    — Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • At this point, many goat owners might have opted to euthanize the goat.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 18 June 2020
  • Fourteen of the cats died or were euthanized.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • Its owner will not face charges, and the dog has been euthanized, police said.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The grim choice to euthanize birds helps prevent the virus from spreading.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • All three dogs were euthanized after the attack, the court records said.
    — Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • One of the cats was euthanized due to its condition.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The adult dogs were euthanized.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The dog that was shot was euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.
    — Colleen Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
  • The cat was euthanized, Lagonera said.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • For the safety of all on the scene, officers had to euthanize the camel.
    — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Under these charges, the dog is required to be euthanized.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Although his son escaped unharmed, the horse was shot and had to be euthanized.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • That’s 304 pooches who were euthanized or died in care, which must be hard as heck for folks who work there.
    — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The drug is most commonly used to euthanize dogs, cats and some horses.
    — Courtney Ortega, star-telegram, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Two mountain lions found near her body were euthanized.
    — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • One of those puppies had to be euthanized, while the other survived.
    — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Deputies deemed it a threat to humans, and it was euthanized, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • All the sloths were humanely euthanized, the zoo said.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 May 2026
  • A little over 20% of the strays were euthanized.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This is the first time that a child under the age of 12 has been euthanized since the new law was passed two years ago.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • My vet tells me about a few places that will do a home visit to euthanize my sweet Riley but none of them work out.
    — Melanie Fonder Kaye, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2020
  • Cozine said, and the decision was made to euthanize the bird.
    — Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 29 Mar. 2018

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