How To Use Killing In A Sentence

In a landmark case/decision, the Governor pardoned a woman convicted of killing her husband, who had physically abused her.
One of the nastiest is the way in which male honour is seen as bound up with female behaviour so that any supposed compromise or scandal in what happens to women, even becoming a rape victim, justifies violence against them as well as against their abusers or seducers; hence the 'honour killings' of young girls that disfigure some societies even today. Temple Address: "Becoming Trustworthy: Respect and Self-Respect" Church House
He admitted killing her but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility and loss of control. Times, Sunday Times
Sharp may have been the victim of a gangland revenge killing.
In June 2004, the Post Exchange here was mortared, killing two Soldiers and wounding more than a dozen additional troops.

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When the matador realises the bull is weak and unable to charge much longer he will reach for his killing sword and seek to manoeuvre it directly in front of him with its head down, so that he can administer the death stroke.
Big Pharma : Assist a heavy in killing 30 enemies where neither of you die.
She blasted him in the face with a shot of plasma, more than likely killing the pilot instantly.
It was grey with pain, already almost a death mask and beginning to melt invisibly into the charnel of the killing field. WALL GAMES
He had moral objections to killing animals for food.
My fellow countrymen were killing and harming each other in ways that I previously could not have fathomed. Soiya Gecaga: Being the Change That I Wish To See In the World
Like any 'capo' (mob head), he merely orders the killing. American Mob: Bush's Guns, Goons and GHOULiani In The Wings
She was condemned to hang for killing her husband.
This was not a killing in the heat and exercise of armed conflict. The Sun
A day later, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis, a black man accused of killing a white police officer more than 20 years ago, despite what GOP Rep. Bob Barr called the conviction's reliance on "the skimpiest of evidence," and, in the words of former FBI director William Sessions, "pervasive, persistent doubts" about Davis' guilt. Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
As the student's uniforms are traded for spears and war paint, the innocent boys devolve into uncontrolled, bloodthirsty hunters and ultimately, savages intent on killing the "beast".
Sights like this, a whale beached off Cairns, found with six square metres of plastic in its body cavity, have caused outrage at the killing capacity of the plastic bag.
JFK is forced to handle political dealings, serial killing gangs and defend the isolated building from a nuclear strike.
But because of international pressure for an end to the killing of dolphins and the bloodiness of their hunting method, fishermen here have tried to keep out of the public eye.
The gimmick is that copycat killings allow the series to combine the past and the present. Times, Sunday Times
There is ample evidence, prosecutors say, that the police were ordered to make their killings as brutal as possible.
In his weekly post, Williamson wrote that "the killing of Jesus was truly 'deicide' " and that "only the Jews leaders and people were the prime agents of the deicide because it is obvious from the gospels that the gentile most involved, Pontius Pilate, … would never have condemned Jesus to death had not the Jewish leaders roused the Jewish people to clamour for his crucifixion. Bishop's blog raises tensions between Jews and the Vatican
On the River Darent, in Kent - which as recently as 1996 used to dry up in places during the summer, stranding and killing fish and other aquatic life - the amount taken from the river has been cut by 35m litres a day compared with 20 years ago, increasing river flows and so enabling much greater numbers of brown trout, pike and other fish to live in its waters. Rivers the healthiest in a generation due to stricter pollution controls
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive for the killing.
Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians. Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation
We have laws on murder, but, tragically, we still have murders and killings in this country.
Probably because he has been driven into deicidal madness after Ares tricks Kratos into killing his own wife and daughter. The Cultural Gutter
Humph!" said Dan, as he speared up an apple out of the basket on the point of his knife, "ain't that something like what you call killing two ---- The Wide, Wide World
The conquerors advanced , killing and plundering as they went.
There are many other alternative painkilling and anti-inflammatory medicines available.
The jury delivered a verdict of unlawful killing.
But well before the latest murderers struck — well before another "antigovernment" Obama hater went on a cop-killing rampage in Pittsburgh in April — there have been indications that this rage could spiral out of control. Frank rich on fox news, responsibility and domestic terrorism
Therefore, he argues, policies on skills and upskilling the workforce cannot be viewed in isolation from other areas of social and economic development.
By 8:00 she had thrown up four or five times, her head was killing her, she was a pathetic heap of sick-childness, and we headed for the pediatrician's office. Archive 2005-10-01
Ocalan has said rebels who broke away from his group may have had a hand in the killing.
We also found that one particularly aggressive predatory ant species tended to attack bugs carrying eggs, and gangs of these ants could succeed in killing them.
This book is also about hog-killing and smokehouses, about making lye hominy and gathering wild greens, about ramps and cushaws and leather-britches, about cracklin’ bread and corn-cob jelly, whistle pig and poke sallet, apple butter and stack cakes.’
So why would the BBC ignore a story about an African government's armed forces bombing a town and killing civilians in contravention of a peace deal and UN Security Council resolutions? Another story that the BBC won't be covering, preferring instead to cover Israel's wickedness
Cytochrome P450-based suicide gene therapy for cancer using prodrugs such as cyclophosphamide (CPA) increases anti-tumor activity, both directly and via a bystander killing mechanism. BioMed Central - Latest articles
The Trial Chamber heard testimony from about 30 witnesses who survived the brutality, and who reported the frequent killings and torture.
Except the gangster is also forcing money from Jonah and Olaf, forcing the timid men to contemplate killing him to protect Stella and themselves. Night Flights: March 2010 Edition « Screaming Blue Reviews
He has called for a retraining and reskilling package for workers.
A key component of that warfare by the ubër rich was to emaciate or destroy the unions through new laws restricting unionization, bankruptcy courts killing labor contracts, diversion of pension funds, abusive tactics against organizers, shipping jobs elsewhere and PR campaigns vilifying the very concept of collective bargaining to redress serious economic disadvantages. Sneak Attack
A British woman who tried to arrange the contract killing of her husband was jailed for five years on Wednesday.
Alagoas and Pernambuco states were hit by floods in June that wiped away towns and villages, killing 51. Rains Kill at Least 257 Across Brazil
Practice your wood craft, 80 percent of killing a gobbler is knowing the woods you hunt and moving and setting up carefully. I want to start spring turkey hunting and I dont know how to start out.
As last week's electronics action plan highlights, Scottish-based industries will have a role to play in reskilling and upskilling our workers.
The Sana news agency quoted an unnamed official as expressing "regret" that Arab states had "completely ignored facts on the killing and sabotage committed by armed terrorist groups".
Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing.
Diff'rent Strokes actor and cast member of Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling Todd Bridges is releasing an autography next month titled "Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted" There's no word yet as to whether Bridges, who grew up a lifelong professional wrestling fan, will mention CCW or his affinity for the business in the book yet. PWInsider Latest Articles
At puberty, males become warriors and killing an enemy is often a prerequisite of attaining full adult status.
Do you remember killing randy williams and throwing his body on the tracks?
The dragon has wounded him, and his poisonous venom is killing the brave Beowulf.
September 13th, 2009 MICHAEL CAINE is calling on the U. K.'s leaders to reinstate national service in an effort to clean up the streets After shooting his new movie, Harry Brown, in London's most troubled neighbourhoods, Caine fears crime and drug use is out of control in his native Britain - and the government needs to do something drastic to stop youngsters from killing one another. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
And after outdrawing and killing one bad guy, Raylen is transferred from the sunny skies of Miami home of Burn Notice and Miami Vice to his former home in the backwoods of Kentucky. A 'Justified' Outing For A Loose-Cannon Lawman
There are documented cases of rape as a tool of war, mass killings and kidnappings.
her pinched toes in her pointed shoes were killing her
He's quite bloodthirsty, killing anyone who disobeys him and gets in his way.
The bug is capable of killing if it infects someone who has recently had flu.
It's really too bad that far too much time is spent running around them either looking for the next ledge to jump to, or trying to find which switch to throw so you can get on with the killing.
What kind of mindset is that that you have to start killing unborn babies in order to help people? ProWomanProLife » A new kind of hidden agenda
Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
If I ever snap and go on a murderous killing spree, it'll be because of this guy.
In other words, researchers at a typical site directly observe one killing every seven years. in a response to Sussman and Marshack, published in the same volume as their analysis, that chimpanzee coalitionary killings are "certainly rare. Scientific American
Extremists will forever be able to demagogue conditions of misery, making continued U.S. involvement in asymmetric warfare an increasingly counterproductive exercise — because killing one terrorist creates five more in his place. Facebook Says…
In this ground-breaking investigation, for the first time hear the truth of the genocidal killings.
A young wasp grows inside the medfly, eventually killing it.
How many albums can a group of stoned-out gangstas make about weed and killing people?
Already, we are worlds away from the universes of The Asphalt Jungle and The Killing.
Al Qaeda sent in reinforcements, who were caught in a firefight that lasted several hours, killing another nine al Qaeda members. The Gambler Is Seized | ATTACKERMAN
Nothing in this regulation prevents the killing of furbearers actually found destroying livestock or poultry.
Vinnie hunts rabbits for the pot with his three lurchers and maintains that his way of killing them is as humane as any alternative.
She recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. Times, Sunday Times
And face it, killing pretty cooing birds is always going to get a way worse reaction in a telephone survey than killing nasty, scraggly, filthy ole pigs. Poll Shows Iowans Oppose Dove Hunting
Instead of killing the insect vectors of diseases, the Nazis tried to kill the human hosts of the pathogens.
Conclusion: 9.1 C 3 molecule is a kind of killing cell inhibitory receptor.
Research published in 1994 suggests that increased ultraviolet radiation caused by stratospheric ozone depletion may be killing frog eggs.
It is still not clear who was behind the killing.
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
Remember that you are buying a home rather than trying to make a killing. Times, Sunday Times
There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream.
In 2003 an Iranian troop carrier crashed in the south-east, killing all 276 soldiers and crew on board.
In ancient Roman times, where a sea battle, Gladiator fighting, and killing animals and other performances.
At least I am a moviegoer and enjoy killing time in the theater.
Armed with only a megaphone, and thousands of fans, RATM played a 10min acapella set of Bulls on Parade and Killing in the Name of. Rage against the machine live at the rnc (10m)
Yesterday an inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing on Mr and Mrs Robertson.
Even in the age of multiskilling, on the whole reporters report, and subs do the rest. Times, Sunday Times
The murder certainly offered Stalin a way out of a difficult situation, and he had the recent example of Hitler's killing of Brownshirt leaders to inspire him.
The Problem with having an efficient killing machine such as the Marines is what to do with them when the tour of duty is over, or they go gome for some other reason. Think Progress » Limbaugh: Liberals Are ‘Ecstatic’ About Haditha, Planning ‘Gang Rape’ of War Supporters
The drug addict is his own enemy - slowly killing himself using drugs as a weapon. Dr T.P.Chia
However, the Department of Fish and Game does issue what are known as depredation permits which allows the killing of these animals under certain conditions, usually when they pose a danger to livestock or people. Cheri Shankar: Mountan Lion Cub Poses Imminent Danger?
Seattle grunge outfit Nirvana topped the list with Smells Like Teen Spirit, followed by Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name.
They were also widely seen as a means to calm public anger over the pilot's brutal killing. Times, Sunday Times
With the exception of one scene involving a killing, the film offers neither gritty realism nor lush romanticism. Times, Sunday Times
But a lot of the killings today seem senseless. Times, Sunday Times
It's my bet that he's the guy behind this killing.
Byatt's account of the jinx's stream of consciousness during her ritual killing ventures beyond the limits of verisimilitude.
People are killing each other because of bigotry, fanaticism and prejudice, so why are we adding to the burden of intolerance?
Or maybe it didn't give you enough time to care about the characters before it started killing them off.
Chinese police pursued the car, and in the ensuing chase the suspects' automobile collided with a traffic island, killing one occupant and seriously injuring the other.
The DOL justifies the killings by saying that the bison may transmit brucellosis - a bacterial disease.
Should the law allow mercy killing?
Last month, a Minnesota teen drove through a stop sign and crashed into a tractor trailer, killing himself and leaving his passenger, also a teen, in serious condition.
The plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers.
It would be a criss-cross of killings with no apparent motive, and no leads for investigators working on either case.
More feminist fuming: No mandated contraception coverage in healthcare bills Pro-aborts pull out stops opposing Stupak Amendment in healthcare Shock: TMZ calls preborn's killing a "brutal murder" (8 Comments) Jillstanek.com
Delivering a majority verdict after nearly nine hours of deliberation, the jury found that the killing was lawful. Times, Sunday Times
The most entertaining moment is John Hurt - a distinguished, multi-award winning actor - revealing his foreknowledge of the WH40K universe gained through his son being an enormous fan, and Donald Sumpter dryly pointing out the rarity of being asked to play eight-foot-tall armour-plated killing machines at his age. Actors announced for WARHAMMER 40,000 movie
It is a poison which has only ever been used for one-on-one killings and attempted killings.
Iraqi state television said the deputy governor had ordered an indefinite curfew in the province from 1900 in response to the killings.
In a statement, the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, called on the Syrian president to stop what he called the "killing machine and end the bloodshed. NYT > Home Page
Profeto was arrested in connection only with the second killing but detectives said a link would soon be made.
Fossey saw local Rwandan people as barbarous, and went to extreme lengths to protect the gorillas, even killing villagers' cattle and firing guns at them.
Indeed, the following year, in May 1947, Hecht used his own proceeds from the play to pay for an ad in the New York Herald Tribune congratulating the Irgun on “blowing up British trains, robbing British banks, killing British tommies.” Crossing Mandelbaum Gate
The CJM's court had convicted him for the killing of two chinkara deer on the night of September 26-27, 1998 at Bhavad village while acquitting seven others.
Killinghall Primary School in Killinghall Road had hundreds of David Beckham lookalikes running around, as the England football captain's haircut proved most popular among the children attending their hair salon.
Last season, the Sharks finished last in the league in penalty killing.
But to continue and conclude: is the category "honour killings" useful? Archive 2009-08-01
On October 21, full six days after the brutal killings, there are tell-tale signs of the crime still present in the form of blood stains on the floor and walls of the lock-up.
- L'viv, 2001), 654 pp. [16] Explaining that he was combining "the ancient Greek word" genos "(race, tribe) and the Latin" cide "(killing)," he added in a footnote, "Another term could be used for the same idea, namely," ethnocide, "consisting of the Greek word 'ethnos'-nation-and the Latin word ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (Archive)
Jigsaw has locked a bunch of strangers in a spooky old house with nerve gas slowly killing them off.
The pain in his temple was killing him and his sides hurt from being hit, more than once.
You're just killing it to make room for the next generation. Times, Sunday Times
The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing.
There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.
Moreover, a rodent capture still leaves behind the messy job of killing the creature and burying the evidence.
Feral dogs and coydogs are also more likely to kill in a manner similar to coyotes, possibly as a result of experience in killing for food.
We demand an end to the killing of innocent civilians.
Today this world is covered with spiritual darkness crime violence, vice cheating, lying, stealing, killing.
Bank holidays and holidays are unpaid, long hours are spent reskilling, and paperwork can be time-consuming.
A spokesman for the al Shabab terrorist group claimed the suicide attack was in retaliation for the killing of a wanted senior al-Qaida operative in the region.
The United States and Israel clashed over demands for a UN investigation into the killings.
Ma'ruf said Israel was trying to cover up for killing thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians.
The plane was apparently torn apart before it burned, killing the pilot and copilot.
Now, if you went to Notre Dame instead, you wouldn't even have an offer to rescind, which is the new killing it. guest, Apr 17, 2009 7: 13PM Dealbreaker
Latin is a language as dead as dead can be. It killed the ancient Romans--and now it's killing me
They also found his iPhone diary detailing his jealous thoughts in the days leading up to the brutal killing. The Sun
Primate behavioral ecologist Sylvia Amsler observed groups of male chimps patrolling the edges of their territory and targeting rivals for brutal killings.
We have to go back to the voters and convince them, ‘you still can’t sleep because the goddamn pea is killing you.’ November 2006
This withdrawal is killing me. It's like shock therapy to my guts.
With the exception of one scene involving a killing, the film offers neither gritty realism nor lush romanticism. Times, Sunday Times
So the simple question is:'Are we willing to risk killing innocent civilians if it means winning the war? The Sun
Machinery is killing more and more of what we call the godlike in us. The Great Hunger
He said that leading suspects in the killings, whose names were provided to him in a secret annex to the report, must be tried urgently.
The jurors also did not accept the electrician's death was a lawful killing and returned an open verdict last Friday. The Sun
The reason for which body and soul unite follows from a deed -- the Titanic act of dismembering and killing Dionysos.
The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.
And finally, President Obama gave the orders to Navy seal Team Six, an elite unit formerly denounced as "Cheney's death squad," that resulted in the long-awaited killing of Osama bin Laden.
Skilling's arrogance, belligerence and lack of contriteness under questioning made him a lightning rod for the rage generated after Enron sought bankruptcy protection in 2001.
It is understood that DNA and other tests carried out in the immediate aftermath of the killing are central to proving or disproving the main line of the inquiry being pursued by the 40-strong team.
But domesticated grazers - with men guarding them and killing their predators - have no reason to clump together.
When Heather's book appeared, indeed, a number of conservative commentators remarked it, calling admonitory attention to its author's thesis that a kind of illegal immigration, or technically legal immigration by culturally inassimilable people, played a major role in killing off the largest, longest-lived, most functionally universal polity that ever existed. The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
Civic officials are flummoxed as there is a ban on killing stray dogs.
Fire swept through a multi-storey nursing home in eastern India on Friday morning, killing at least 35 people and trapping many more elderly residents in the smoke-filled building, an official said. Fire kills 20 at Indian nursing home
I have an original IWW poster from WWI, "A bayonet is a killing tool with a worker at either end.", teriffic graphics, that really needs to show up on Antiques Roadshow some day. MSM To Obama: Be Wary Of Left-Wing Groups Demanding Too Much Change
Have you ever been in the middle of a weight workout and groaned, ‘This is killing me!’
Following the killings a military order was issued closing the Strip off for three days.
The aide admitted that the news of the killing was withheld to avoid demoralising the fighters.
In this review, tumor targeting, killing efficiency, safety and the evaluation of oncolytic viruses therapy are discussed.
At one level, it is a signal to the army that it should be more sensitive in dealing with charges of "fragging" - soldiers killing superiors. The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage
The Israeli government has identified 23 suspects in the killings.
The pro-life representatives make a distinction between the lives lost to direct abortion, and the "hardly determinable number of victims" of "diverse contraceptives capable of killing human beings in their first days of life," such as intrauterine devices (IUDs), the "morning after" pill, systemic use contraceptive pills, injectable or subdermal implants, and the chemical abortifacient drug misoprostol. Pro-Life With Christ
The killing of children, deliberately targeted-what kind of a person could commit such an act?
In Selmer, Tenn., a dragster went out of control and smashed into spectators during a fundraising festival in June 2007, killing six people and injuring 22. California Off-Road Race Crash: Truck Plows Into Crowd, Kills 8, Injures 12
A dozen hostages were shot in reprisal for the killing of an army officer.
We now have an effective sanction against the killing of whales.
A professional hit man is killing the team one by one.
The killing of innocent civilians by suicide bombers must be roundly condemned.
There's another 4 days left on that and the suspense is killing me!
Theseus killing the Minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete, and labyrinths in general, were favorite subjects for church pavements, especially among the Gauls.
Regarding labour, Du Plessis said the current ongoing re-organisation of work - including multi-tasking, multi-skilling and a flattening of managerial and supervisory hierarchies - should continue as they "have significant potential to reduce working costs and deliver productivity improvements in both capital and labour". ANC Daily News Briefing
The rebels went on an orgy of killing.
Earthquake and fires level San Francisco, killing an estimated 700 people.
Extra police and troops were at once moved into the area but it is feared that more killings are likely.
KABUL -- On the 18th of May, as Hamid Karzai prepared to report on his notably successful visit to the United States, a suicide bomber in Kabul detonated his explosive-laden van, killing 6 coalition soldiers and 12 Afghan civilians, wounding nearly 50 others. Lt. Col. Ed Ledford: What Effect Did the Taliban Attacks Have? None. Really, None.
Precious little has been heard from the 'unpeople' - including women, children and the elderly - who have been on the receiving end of such killing power.
EP-3 reconnaissance plane, killing himself and causing the Americans to crash-land on Hainan Island, where they were held for 11 days. The Growing Threat From China's Air Force
And it's not like The Killing Joke has been in short supply over the years, so everyone's had a shot at the first, "colorized" version... “Remastering” old work – kosher or not? | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
Sudan has condemned killings as a heinous crime. Beijing denounced the killings as a terrorist act, but said it will continue its friendly relations with Khartoum.
A California woman is suing a hospital for wrongful death because her husband fainted and suffered a fatal injury after helping delivery room staff give her a painkilling injection.
Suppose, instead of his killing the gangsman, the gangsman killed him? The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
No motive for the killing has yet been established.
They said the song blatantly encouraged the killing of policemen.
On the week of July 7, 2008, the cartoon Pastis announced that he would be killing off one of Pearls's characters in order to "stay competitive" with other strips.
The dogs made killings, but also flushed the foxes out of their woodland hide-aways and dispersed them into other areas.
It shocked a country still reeling from the arrest of a TV crime show host for allegedly arranging killings to boost ratings. The Sun
She recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. Times, Sunday Times
Apollo also killed at least one of the Cyclopes to retribution for Zeus killing his son Aesculapius. hueylou Ares Troubles Mount - NASA Watch
Mortals harmed the hamadryads by killing their trees.
If you are interesting in joining us for a game sometime, join the Gore = bad; killing zombies with chainsaws less the gore = fine? PhpBB.com
There are more important issues at stake than the killing of an old lady by a bungling young lout - who is himself now beyond recall. IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE
He said the evidence was too inconsistent to return a verdict of unlawful killing. Times, Sunday Times
If these are not removed they can girdle the tree, cutting into the trunk and eventually killing the tree.
He also quoted National Institutes of Health bioethicist F.G. Miller, who argued in the Journal of Medical Ethics that ethical proscription against killing by doctors is "debatable.
It was a cold-blooded brutal killing, carried out in a busy town-centre street at 3pm on a Thursday afternoon.
There is a killing power thresh hold beyond which is simply more unnecessry bang,. and under no circumstances I am aware of dose that required power level (IE: bang/killing power) reach that required to blow up guns and people. An Expert Gunsmith on Over-Pressure Rounds and Exploding Handguns
Those who said he should serve longer for his part in the killing were brushed aside and accused of being harsh and cruel. The Sun
He looks and sounds like the second curate in a three-priest parish, and his speciality was killing silently.
With no legal pesticide for killing them, experts use liquid garlic sprays or chilli powder. The Sun
Beijing denounced the killings as a terrorist act, but said it will continue its friendly relations with Khartoum.

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