kill cattle

Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words

To cause the death of cattle, for meat or other reasons.

cattleVERB + CATTLE

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kill

Examples (10)

  • The farmer has to kill the cattle for beef production.
  • Due to the outbreak, they were forced to kill their cattle to prevent the disease from spreading.
  • A pack of wolves came down from the mountains and killed several cattle during the night.
  • In the past, nomadic tribes would kill cattle only for important ceremonies.
  • Thousands of cattle were killed by the severe drought that dried up all the water sources.
  • The rancher decided it was more profitable to kill the cattle and sell the meat than to keep them.
  • It is illegal to kill cattle in a way that causes unnecessary suffering.
  • The local butcher will kill the cattle next week for the town's annual festival.
  • The lightning strike tragically killed a dozen cattle that were sheltering under a tree.
  • Why did the authorities order the farmers to kill their cattle?