How to Use killing in a Sentence

killing

1 of 2 noun

• The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds.
• Koehl was a 19-year-old sailor from Ohio at the time of the killing.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
• There have been many more killings in the last few years.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• No one has yet been charged in the killing of Biggie Smalls.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2023
• Matthew Purdy faces a charge of murder in the killing of Smith.
  — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
• The motive for the killing was allegedly a drug deal gone bad.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
• Boyd was nearing his 10th year in the fire department at the time of his killing.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
• The three killings bring the number of homicides in the city this year to 175, based on police data.
  — Justin George, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
• The killings have caused some residents to change their daily habits.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2023
• Till’s killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
• The gunman, from Chechnya, was convicted of the killing and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  — Dasha Litvinova, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
• The killing of the three hostages added a sense of urgency to Saturday night’s rally.
  — Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• This marks the first time a parent of a school shooter was held responsible for the killings.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
• Three people have been sentenced to 20 and 24 years for the murder, but to date, the person who ordered the killing is still at large.
  — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024
• The first killings are believed to have occurred in San Antonio.
  — CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023
• His killing shocked the southeast Valley and brought to light a string of attacks by teens that persisted for more than a year.
  — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 16 Mar. 2024
• Lawyers for the men charged in the killings of Balderrama and Hutchinson did not respond to requests for comment.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Police released video of a person wanted in connection with the killing, who fled the scene on a bike.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
• More than 40% are watching those making a killing outside of the traditional 9 to 5 and want in.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2024
• Deputies had arrested one person of interest in connection with the killing in the area of Shawnee Drive, the post states.
  — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 4 June 2023
• She was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for her role in the killings.
  — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• The car was seen on video at least four times in the early morning hours the day of the killings before speeding off, earlier court filings said.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
• No motive behind the killing has yet been established, O’Boyle added.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• The killing left Gerardi’s two children, ages 10 and 9, without a mother.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• Miller stood trial in the killing of Marvin Yancey, a 34-year-old father of four who died while his fiance was pregnant with his son.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2024
• An Idaho prison inmate has been charged in a decade-old killing that troopers say unfolded in a Mat-Su home.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
• Supporters described her as a misguided teen under the influence of LSD on the night of the killings.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
• But those resonances should serve as an injunction against wide-scale killing, not as a call to extend it.
  — Atina Grossmann, The New York Review of Books, 20 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, the hunter’s killing of the animal is under investigation.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
• His parents were arrested days afterward and accused of involuntary manslaughter for their role in the killings.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024

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killing

2 of 2 adjective

• So maybe does that free Arya up to put all those killing skills to use against the White Walkers?
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2017
• Killing time is no idle task in this Wild-Blues playoff series.
  — Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2017
• But Mr. Smith reported them to the police, bringing their killing spree to an end.
  — Alan Cowell, New York Times, 16 May 2017
• Some may call it killing time; Ms. Shestakovskaia thinks of it as research.
  — Bonnie Wertheim, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
• The cast sculpture comprises two main pieces, interlocking where the mouth of the lion meets the neck of the dog — the killing moment frozen in time.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2018
• Prediction for the season: What's next for Salazar, the former Sombra Negra soldier who was last seen in the thick of a killing spree?
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2018
• Grace believes Carl, who may have dementia, murdered her sister years ago during a killing spree.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
• The broader trends offer no surprises: executions are down, but Texas is still the nation's killingest state.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
• The Riverside man also bought Farook an explosive powder that was used in a bomb that Farook left at the killing scene, authorities said.
  — Fox News, 10 Apr. 2018
• The release last week of about 2,100 pages of police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs provided more detail about the chaos, confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field.
  — Washington Post, 30 May 2018
• The killing spree, according to court documents, was modeled after the horror film in which the United States government designates a 12-hour period where all crimes, including murder, are legal.
  — Madeline Buckley, Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2017
• The disturbing confessions of a Louisiana man accused in three 2017 murders reveal a suspect who viewed a killing spree as similar to a deer hunt and who looked at victims as animals he was licensed to kill, police reports show.
  — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 22 Aug. 2018
• Earlier this year, a forensic linguist shed new light on letters supposedly written by the murderer during the killing spree that sent shockwaves through Victorian London.
  — James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018
• So maybe does that free Arya up to put all those killing skills to use against the White Walkers?
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2017
• Killing time is no idle task in this Wild-Blues playoff series.
  — Brian Murphy, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2017
• But Mr. Smith reported them to the police, bringing their killing spree to an end.
  — Alan Cowell, New York Times, 16 May 2017
• Some may call it killing time; Ms. Shestakovskaia thinks of it as research.
  — Bonnie Wertheim, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
• The cast sculpture comprises two main pieces, interlocking where the mouth of the lion meets the neck of the dog — the killing moment frozen in time.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2018
• Prediction for the season: What's next for Salazar, the former Sombra Negra soldier who was last seen in the thick of a killing spree?
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2018
• Grace believes Carl, who may have dementia, murdered her sister years ago during a killing spree.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2018
• The broader trends offer no surprises: executions are down, but Texas is still the nation's killingest state.
  — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2017
• The Riverside man also bought Farook an explosive powder that was used in a bomb that Farook left at the killing scene, authorities said.
  — Fox News, 10 Apr. 2018
• The release last week of about 2,100 pages of police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs provided more detail about the chaos, confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field.
  — Washington Post, 30 May 2018
• The killing spree, according to court documents, was modeled after the horror film in which the United States government designates a 12-hour period where all crimes, including murder, are legal.
  — Madeline Buckley, Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2017
• The disturbing confessions of a Louisiana man accused in three 2017 murders reveal a suspect who viewed a killing spree as similar to a deer hunt and who looked at victims as animals he was licensed to kill, police reports show.
  — Katherine Lam, Fox News, 22 Aug. 2018
• Earlier this year, a forensic linguist shed new light on letters supposedly written by the murderer during the killing spree that sent shockwaves through Victorian London.
  — James Rogers, Fox News, 26 Apr. 2018

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