collateral damage
the killing of civilians in a military attack.
any damage incidental to an activity.
Origin of collateral damage
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How to use collateral damage in a sentence
Instead, these insects might be collateral damage in catnip’s fight with some other plant-nibbling insect.
Catnip repels insects. Scientists may have finally found out how | Erin Garcia de Jesus | March 4, 2021 | Science NewsThe data also reflects an increased death total from other causes, such as strokes and drug overdoses, that are part of the pandemic’s collateral damage.
Pandemic cut U.S. life expectancy by a year during the first half of 2020 | Lenny Bernstein | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostIf either of these influence hunting behavior, then perhaps beefing up the amount of meat in a cat’s diet or mimicking hunting behavior through play could fulfill those needs without the collateral damage to wildlife.
Meatier meals and more playtime might reduce cats’ toll on wildlife | Jonathan Lambert | February 11, 2021 | Science NewsSafer than antibiotics, which have numerous side effects, because they are not part of our normal make up and are cell killers—mostly bacterial cells, but they are not so perfectly targeted that they don’t leave some collateral damage in their wake.
Vaccines Are the Safest Medical Procedure We Have. Make Your Wager Wisely - Facts So Romantic | Stuart Firestein | December 29, 2020 | NautilusIf you agreed to secrecy, then you talk to your sister, not your mom, about the secret’s collateral damage.
Carolyn Hax: Husband? Check. Job? Check. Something else? . . . | Carolyn Hax | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
The euphemism of “collateral damage” comes with that package.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ | Clive Irving | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd even with that this book gives us so much collateral damage—the really young kids, the city itself, the school system.
Book Bag: Gritty Essentials About the Windy City | Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski | May 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd even with that this book gives us so much collateral damage, the really young kids, the city itself, the school system.
Crime and Punishment, Chicago Style: Five Books on Life in Chi-Town | Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore regulations, and further public education may be required to cap and stem the collateral damage.
The Foraging Wars: Extreme Eating Hits California | Debra A. Klein | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Sometimes there is collateral damage, but it is rare,” said Bauer.
When used, Rapid Dominance would ensure favorable early resolution of issues with minimal loss of lives and collateral damage.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanIn the attempt to keep war "immaculate," at least in limiting collateral damage, one point should not be forgotten.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanRapid Dominance would ensure favorable early resolution of issues at minimal loss of lives and collateral damage.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanHe is liable for direct damage both to your chimneys and any collateral damage caused by fall of bricks into garden, etc., etc.
With The Night Mail | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for collateral damage
military unintentional damage to civil property and civilian casualties, caused by military operations
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