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
They play a critical role in a society where road kill is so common.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2022
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
Also it smells like he ate something dead, for instance road kill, but maybe that's my imagination.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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