kill outright

Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words

To kill someone or something completely and immediately, not just injure them.

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Examples (20)

  • He has fought more than fifty bulls, killing three outright.
  • The impact was so severe it killed him outright.
  • The powerful blow killed him outright, leaving no chance for survival.
  • Many animals were killed outright by the forest fire.
  • The new pesticide is designed to kill insects outright upon contact.
  • The venom is potent enough to kill a human outright.
  • The council decided to kill the controversial proposal outright without further debate.
  • She was determined to kill the idea outright before it gained traction.
  • The fall from the cliff could have killed him outright.
  • The disease can kill young plants outright if not treated.
  • The sniper's precision shot killed the target outright.
  • The sniper's bullet killed the target outright.
  • In many cases, the highly virulent virus can kill patients outright.
  • He hoped the fall wouldn't kill him outright, but he was badly injured.
  • Their aggressive marketing strategy aims to kill the competitor's market share outright.
  • The powerful explosion killed several people outright at the scene.
  • The medieval knight was trained to kill his opponent outright with a single, decisive strike.
  • Such cold temperatures would kill unprotected crops outright.
  • The head-on collision killed both drivers outright.
  • The doctor confirmed the patient had been killed outright by the massive heart attack.