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Synonyms: Adjective
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
Antonyms: Adjective
humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
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Examples of killing in a Sentence
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The oil spill is responsible for the killing of thousands of birds.Adjective
he's usually quiet, but occasionally unleashes some killing remark that cracks everyone up a killing schedule that requires the touring company to play in a different city every night
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
He is charged in the killing of 38-year-old Christina Ann Haywood Bloss, who disappeared in 2017. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "60-year-old man indicted in strangulation death of woman who vanished in 2017," 6 Sep. 2019 Prosecutors on Wednesday charged Robert Anthony Camou in the killing of girlfriend Amanda Custer, a 31-year-old Monrovia resident who has been missing since July 29. — Jonah Valdez, The Mercury News, "California man who rapped about killing his missing girlfriend charged with murder," 5 Sep. 2019 Suffolk County prosecutors didn’t keep a list of officers’ names when Ellis was convicted in the killing of detective John Mulligan. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Criminal justice reform turns to list of problem officers," 1 Sep. 2019 On Friday, a Clark County prosecuting attorney returned a statement that the officer was justified in the killing and had acted lawfully. — oregonlive, "Vancouver police justified in shooting, killing 16-year-old, prosecuting attorney decides," 30 Aug. 2019 Alvarado, whose trial began Tuesday, was one of four men and a juvenile who were arrested and originally charged with capital murder-other felony in the killing of Tarik Ross, 21. — Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com, "Man convicted in fatal shooting that occurred in front of woman, baby," 30 Aug. 2019 At the time, two days after Kennedy had been gunned down in a motorcade through downtown Dallas, Oswald was a suspect in the killing of a Dallas police officer, J.D. Tippit, and had yet to be conclusively tied to the assassination. — Ralph Blumenthal, BostonGlobe.com, "James R. Leavelle, detective at Lee Harvey Oswald’s side, dies at 99," 30 Aug. 2019 At the time, two days after President Kennedy had been gunned down in a motorcade through downtown Dallas, Mr. Oswald was a suspect in the killing of a Dallas police officer, J.D. Tippit, and had yet to be conclusively tied to the assassination. — New York Times, "James R. Leavelle, Detective at Lee Harvey Oswald’s Side, Dies at 99," 29 Aug. 2019 The victim, Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, had fought Russian troops during the Chechen insurgency and was considered a terrorist by the Kremlin, which denied any involvement in the killing. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 29 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs shared earlier have provided more detail about the confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field. — Ken Ritter, Fox News, "Police release more video from officers at Vegas shooting," 13 June 2018 The disturbing confessions of a Louisiana man accused in three 2017 murders reveal a suspect who viewed a killing spree as similar to a deer hunt and who looked at victims as animals he was licensed to kill, police reports show. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Louisiana man accused in three murders says he was filling hunting 'tags' for state police, FBI, officials say," 22 Aug. 2018 The release last week of about 2,100 pages of police reports, witness statements and dispatch logs provided more detail about the chaos, confusion and heroism as the concert venue became a killing field. — Washington Post, "Video shows police response, fleeing crowd at Vegas attack," 30 May 2018 The cast sculpture comprises two main pieces, interlocking where the mouth of the lion meets the neck of the dog — the killing moment frozen in time. — New York Times, "Charles Ray, Walking a Fine Line With a Hungry Lion," 13 May 2018 Earlier this year, a forensic linguist shed new light on letters supposedly written by the murderer during the killing spree that sent shockwaves through Victorian London. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Chilling 'I am Jack the Ripper' postcard resurfaces," 26 Apr. 2018 Grace believes Carl, who may have dementia, murdered her sister years ago during a killing spree. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "5 new mysteries to read this summer," 17 May 2018 The Riverside man also bought Farook an explosive powder that was used in a bomb that Farook left at the killing scene, authorities said. — Fox News, "25 years urged for buyer of rifles used in terror attack," 10 Apr. 2018 Prediction for the season: What's next for Salazar, the former Sombra Negra soldier who was last seen in the thick of a killing spree? — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Fear the Walking Dead': Where Everyone Left Off and What's Next (After the Big Crossover)," 8 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'killing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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