Sentence examples for if not killed from inspiring English sources

"If he weren't Italian, he would have been arrested, if not killed".

Consequently, during the tumultuous 1970s nueva canción artists were often imprisoned or exiled, if not killed.

Wachtell did not add that by imposing this liability, the ability of proxy advisers to make recommendations would be chilled, if not killed.

Biologically contaminated water is water that contains microorganisms such as Giardia (a common microorganism that, if not killed, leads to intestinal disorders), bacteria, or viruses that can lead to infections (see Gastrointestinal Infections, page 316).

He struggled to leave the house and lived in fear that the government would send him back to Eritrea, where he thought he would be arrested, if not killed.

Baton guns were "an exceptionally high-risk strategy" and could have provoked confrontation or injured, if not killed, Saunders, requiring officers to access the house to render first aid.

If not kill me, they will put me in prison.

That would at least stall the rule, if not kill it.

The financial industry and Congressional Republicans have singled out the administration's proposed consumer agency in particular, hoping to greatly weaken if not kill it.

But before or even after that hurdle has been overcome, there are others looming that can hurt, if not kill, these businesses.

How should Australia respond to a sporting event where the majority of countries competing can jail, if not kill, gay people?