was killing
- past progressive of kill.
Example Sentences
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Drive-by headline readings led to an outcry that the media conglomerate was killing a generation-defining cable channel.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
Tyler, the Creator, the rapper who has released four straight No. 1 albums, lamented in July that the threat of constant surveillance was killing dance for his generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
One month after I was born, in December 1985, this newspaper conducted a groundbreaking national poll on attitudes toward gay and lesbian people and AIDS, which was killing gay men at a terrifying rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
By 2022, it had reached North America and South America and was killing wild and domestic animals, including livestock and marine mammals.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
It wasn’t all right that the dude who probably hadn’t washed his thickly packed and matted hair in a month was killing the last of Cool Papa Byrd’s smell with his sweated-up head.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
