kill
verb (used with object)
to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
have killed
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present perfectof kill.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For decades, older factories have suffered explosions and other safety incidents that have killed workers and taken plants offline for months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Another relative, whose 17-year-old brother was among those who died, said the family had visited him during his detention and questioned how a disease could have killed so many detainees without apparently affecting their guards.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Globally, tsunamis have killed more than 250,000 people since 1970.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kanin’s attorneys argue the disbursement delay was caused by incomplete records and due diligence concerns — worries further snarled by the so-called slayer statute barring Californians from inheriting from people they have killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Still she could not imagine how he could have killed himself, being so close to Theo and Jo and the baby, “all these cheerful little rays of sunshine.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
