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New York killed off the penalty, generating a short-handed rush, and Rempe then drew a penalty later in the period.—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 The Frost were 52 seconds from killing off the penalty when Toronto’s Emma Maltais beat Maddie Rooney on a wrist shot from the slot to tie the game.—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025 Hugh Jackman agreed to appear as Wolverine—even after the character was killed off in an earlier film—opposite Ryan Reynolds in last year's Deadpool & Wolverine.—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025 The Sharks came close to killing off a double minor to Carl Grundstrom before Brendan Gallagher scored at the 2:40 mark of the third period to give Montreal a 3-2 lead.—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kill off
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