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Used with adverbs:
"
The gun shot nearly killed him."
(nearly, almost, instantly, quickly, eventually, finally, slowly)
"
I don't believe that he intentionally killed her."
(intentionally, accidentally, deliberately)
"
He was needlessly killed."
(needlessly, unlawfully, brutally)
"
She was on trial for allegedly killing her husband."
(allegedly, supposedly)
Used with verbs:
"
He was going to kill the spider."
(be + going to, wanted to, tried to, attempted to)
"
They plotted to kill the dictator."
(plotted to, planned to, prepared to, intended to, helped to)
Used with nouns:
"
The army killed many people."
(army, bomb, blast, explosion, killer, missile, murderer, troops, crash, disease, earthquake) *many additional nouns
"
They killed the animal."
(animal, enemy, germs, hostage, mood) *many additional nouns
