How to Use kill off in a Sentence

kill off

verb
  • He gets killed off in most of these movies.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • As such, they are promptly killed off.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Getting killed off first once is tough enough, but twice?
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
  • How could a series this big and beloved be killed off like this?
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The Blues killed off the penalty.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Nathan West, was killed off in 2018.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Seal items that can't be washed in plastic bags for two weeks to kill off the lice.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Is the only way to stop bird flu to kill off all diseased birds?
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Smog, however, could kill off a spinach crop in half a day.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Older stems with flower buds may be killed off by late freezes.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • Poor Lou didn’t even get to say one word before he was killed off.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 June 2026
  • After all, his choice was either that or get killed off in the game.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Sunflower seed hulls can kill off grass if allowed to build up.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Tom Wood’s character was killed off near the end of the movie.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • As an annual weed, crabgrass is killed off by the first frost.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • As an annual weed, crabgrass is killed off by the first frost.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 July 2025
  • As an annual weed, crabgrass is killed off by the first frost.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • As an annual weed, crabgrass is killed off by the first frost.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
  • When’s the best time to kill off lawns for later ground cover planting?
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2022
  • His character was killed off in the final scene.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Detroit killed off two penalties, while the Kings killed off one.
    — Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Back in the old-timey days, killing off the star of a series was unthinkable.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Our show has never been a show that’s killing off main characters left and right.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But hey, this is from the same people that killed off Carl to boost ratings.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • So much so, that that phones have all but killed off the digital camera at this point.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Some can lead to necrotizing fasciitis, which kills off flesh around an open wound.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Marine heat waves also speed up the melting of ice sheets and kill off fish stocks and wildlife.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 24 June 2023
  • Colorado had to kill off a pair of penalties, and those four minutes were the best of the bunch.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Oilers killed off three of four attempts by the Flames.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Lead fishing sinkers and jigs, which are still legal in the state, kill off loons that ingest them.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2021

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