kill
verb (used with object)
to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay.
unkilled
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a word derived from
kill.
Example Sentences
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As a stylist, she is subtle and superbly attentive, though her approach does leave a few darlings unkilled.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2019
After the use of the chemical diquat, the duckweed turns brown and sinks to the bottom, which can nourish unkilled weeds, effectively making matters worse.
From National Geographic
The unkilled cattle are the herd, the continuation; the unorganised side of life is the real life.
From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I could see that Mr. Brown was intently engaged in scanning the ground while speaking, as though he feared there might be a few of the varmints unkilled from the nest spoken of.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
How the old, thin tenement of life can go on living unkilled is a problem to solve.
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
