How to Use euthanize in a Sentence

euthanize

verb

• 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
• Olivia, the last member of the guanaco herd at the Louisville Zoo, has been euthanized.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
• More than a million pigs were euthanized to halt its spread.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
• The three dogs involved in the attack or which were off property at the time will be euthanized, the city said in a statement.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2023
• His old injury compounded with the new one led the team to decide the best course of action would be to euthanize him.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
• The child died from their injuries, and the animal, which was being kept as a pet, was euthanized.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• In 2016, a bison calf was euthanized after it was placed in the back of an SUV and rejected by its herd.
  — Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
• Although his son escaped unharmed, the horse was shot and had to be euthanized.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
• Jeremy later surrendered the dogs to the city, and they were euthanized, per KSL.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
• Avi was euthanized less than a month after his 2020 birth.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
• Over a million mostly healthy dogs are euthanized in the US every year.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• About an hour later, it was confirmed that the 3-year-old was also euthanized.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
• The veterinarian was scheduled to come to their home on Feb. 17 to euthanize the dog.
  — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• The state wildlife department on Sunday evening confirmed that DNA from the scene of the attack matched the mountain lion that was euthanized.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
• According to the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, the mountain lion was euthanized near the scene within a few hours.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
• And then, Bob Iger’s legacy will be euthanizing a 100-year-old industry that has taught this country, and the entire world, how to dream.
  — Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2023
• Some were euthanized, others were sold for meat, and a handful were sold to zoos and other attractions.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
• Wild On Ice was injured during training and had to be euthanized.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
• One with a broken leg was chased for 35 minutes before it was euthanized.
  — Scott Sonner, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• Was another horse euthanized in the ashes of the eighth, pushing the stomach-turning toll to at least seven lost at Churchill Downs since last week?
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
• The shelter was over capacity, and the three dogs would be euthanized within a day or so, Norwood said.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2023
• As the number of dogs and cats at city shelters has increased, Ms. Hansen said, so has the number of animals being euthanized.
  — Erin Nolan, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2023
• The loss of Mary comes six months after zoo medical staff euthanized Devi, a 45-year-old Asian elephant.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
• Of those, about 1 in 5 were euthanized because the owners couldn’t afford treatment.
  — Kat Tretina, wsj.com, 8 Jan. 2024
• There's no getting around that some horses will break down on the track, and many of those will be catastrophic injuries that require them to be euthanized.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 5 May 2023
• Five others were euthanized after training and racing incidents at the track in the days leading up to the Derby.
  — S. Dev, CBS News, 31 July 2023
• The Sheriff's Office said that fire personnel discovered 15 wounds to the dog; the dog was later euthanized.
  — The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2024
• That may, in turn, prompt wildlife officials to euthanize the animals.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
• Many New York City shelters also were keeping dogs in offices, as well as hallways, to avoid having to euthanize them.
  — Michael Hill, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Boswell said euthanizing the dogs is standard procedure, as housing them would put MARL staff at risk.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 8 June 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024