road kill
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of road kill
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Harvesting road kill and dumping it in Central Park as a prank, he said, might have been “a little bit of the redneck in me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
"I feel a keen sense not to become the next road kill," said Raghavan, a senior vice president at Google who reports to chief executive Sundar Pichai.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023
Feeding caches for the wolves loaded with elk meat or road kill are also set up by officials to lure wolves away from livestock.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2022
I understand the stark trade-off of getting myself to the other side: Do it carefully and get home in one piece, or become road kill.
From Salon • May 25, 2020
So far this year, our venison has been only road kill from in front of Mrs. Strawberry’s farm.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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