were killing
- past progressive of kill.
Example Sentences
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"We were not getting near them. You can just see that they're turning the dial a wee bit. We were killing ourselves."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Elephants around Lake Manyara in Tanzania were killing acacia trees by ripping off bark and leaving “pale ghostly white trunks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
“If we were killing animals, we’d never be making any money,” Salomon told the Daily Mail Online in coverage of PETA’s investigation.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025
The author argues that if elevators were killing someone every two days, immediate action would be taken, yet the deadly status quo of traffic violence continues unchallenged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Pilot and navigator error, mechanical failure, and bad luck were killing trainees at a stunning rate.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
