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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aim to kill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing intentions or objectives, often in a dramatic or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The villain in the story had a clear motive; he aimed to kill anyone who stood in his way."
Alternatives: "intend to kill" or "plan to kill".
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But if terrorism is a war crime committed in peacetime -- the random killing of civilians for political ends -- assassination has a sharper aim: to kill someone specific in the enemy's political or military chain of command.
"It was their explicit aim to kill as many nonbelievers as possible".
Ms. Ehrenreich's acts of kindness, by no means random, aim to kill.
He's a skilled microbiologist who did not aim to kill anybody or even to disrupt the postal system.
They aim to kill because everyone knows that at 7pm the shrine is crowded with Thais and foreigners," he said.
"They aim to kill because everyone knows that at 7pm the shrine is crowded with Thais and foreigners.
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Most were aimed to kill, at the head, thorax, abdomen.
Before he knows it, he's aiming to kill.
The terrorists' attempts to show they aimed to kill only non-Muslims had a perverse logic.
The cull, intended to curb tuberculosis in cattle, aims to kill 1,000-2,000 badgers over six weeks.
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