Examples of 'they were killed' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were killed"

they were killed: A phrase to indicate the literal or metaphorical end or defeat of a group or individuals

How to use "they were killed" in a sentence

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they were killed
Lamb said they were killed in cold blood.
It rained the night before they were killed.
Especially if they were killed by the same person.
Both boys were tortured before they were killed.
Because they were killed by the same person.
I need to know whether they were killed or not.
They were killed and their backs were skinned.
No surprise if they were killed by the same weapon.
They were killed in an air raid this morning.
It was rumoured that they were killed on the run.
They were killed in exactly the same way.
I let them go and they were killed by bandits.
They were killed nearby and dumped here.
The last time they were killed in a train.
They were killed instantly by a high mortar shell.

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To lead people to think they were killed by bandits.
I think they were killed while skating outdoors.
When and where they were killed.
They were killed by a drunk driver when we were five.
And just before they were killed by a missile.
They were killed this morning in a jeep accident.
Years old when they were killed.
They were killed in their early twenties.
Because a deadbolt was there when they were killed.
Looks like they were killed during a firefight.
I was five years old when they were killed.
It appears they were killed in some type of ritual.
We have reason to believe they were killed by dogs.
They were killed by the first pyroclastic current.
I know he was part of the reason they were killed.
They were killed by a boy and his puppets.
Both brothers disappeared before they were killed.
They were killed or disappeared in the returning travel.
This was the reason why they were killed.
They were killed by letting an elephant step on them.
Then you know why they were killed.
Or maybe they were killed for another reason.
There was no indication of violence before they were killed.
They were killed to protect the drug shipment.
It does not look like they were killed here.
They were killed six years ago.
They do not know how they were killed.
They were killed in an accident by a drunk driver.
Their blood was consumed where they were killed.
But they were killed before they could.
There is indeed evidence that they were killed.
But they were killed by the same snipers.
Their car was stopped and they were killed.
It was believed they were killed several hours earlier.
This is the meseta where they were killed.

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