Example Sentences

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California regulators voted Thursday to impose a permanent set of workplace rules aimed at protecting countertop cutters from silicosis, an incurable disease that has been killing young workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

It also pulled strong ratings in the coveted 18-49 demographic and has been killing it on streaming, as THR previously reported.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023

They then offered the sort of hope that has been killing Spurs fans for years, a stirring comeback with wild scenes of celebration at Richarlison's leveller transformed into desolation as Jota struck.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2023

But this supernatural gathering has attracted the attention of a hunter who has been killing witches for centuries, and Lucky is in his crosshairs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023

As soon as we all sit down in the cafeteria, Keisha announces to Albert, “Okay. This has been killing me. All. Day. Long.”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt