Sentence examples for killing about from inspiring English sources

The riots began after a Muslim mob burned a train full of Hindu pilgrims, killing about 60.

Chad's soldiers attacked and destroyed a major base of the Islamist fighters on Saturday morning, General Bikomo said, killing about 60.

The next day, it was struck by Israeli shells or missiles, killing about 30.

After pneumonia, diarrhea is the deadliest threat to infants worldwide, killing about 700,000 every year.

"I thought about what the achievements were – killing about a million Iraqis," Zaidi said.

The militants ambushed military convoys on Saturday and Sunday, killing about 30 soldiers.

In September 2013, a 7.7 magnitude quake struck Balochistan province in Pakistan, killing about 800 people.

In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma's Irrawaddy delta killing about 140,000 people.

That uprising ended in bloodshed when soldiers fired into the crowds, killing about 50 people.

In December 2006, another pipeline ruptured by thieves caught fire, killing about 260.

Visiting the site could prove difficult because rebel fighters took it over on Friday, reportedly killing about 150 soldiers.