Sentence examples for tried to kill off from inspiring English sources

He once tried to kill off Holmes to keep the fanatics at bay.

For 3,000 years, regimes have tried to kill off the pagan rituals.

There have been occasions when directors have tried to kill off one of his film characters and fans have responded by threatening to burn down cinemas.

For more than 40 years, campaigners have tried to kill off the Sun's practice of printing photographs of topless women on Page 3 – but to no avail.

They have no intention of repeating their Luddite errors in the equity market, where they initially tried to kill off the nascent online-trading business, only to find themselves forced to scramble to catch up.

He has tried to kill off his old persona before, notably in Cameron Crowe's film Jerry Maguire, which began with the sports agent played by Cruise undergoing a humiliating sacking.

They're trying to kill off all of that energy.

Now they are trying to kill off sustainable development itself.

They joust with Belluschi's architecture, but they never try to kill off the old structure.

Everyone is trying to kill off everyone else and get to the top.

The Devils spent much of the game trying to kill off nine Phoenix power plays.