kill off

verb

killed off; killing off; kills off

transitive verb

: to destroy in large numbers or totally

Examples of kill off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jackson's return comes after the shocking departure of Geary, whose character Luke was killed off in a cable car accident in 2022. Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 June 2024 Marvel previously teased the introduction of the Fantastic Four in 2022, when John Krasinski appeared as an alternate version of Reed (who was quickly killed off) in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 The following year, after Nic was killed off in a car accident, The Resident jumped ahead three years, at which point Evans was introduced as toddler-aged Gigi. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 June 2024 Google did the same thing to its Google Fit product in 2019, killing off the more powerful website in favor of an app focus. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for kill off 

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Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

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“Kill off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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