1
: the remains of an animal that has been killed on a road by a motor vehicle
2
: one that falls victim to intense competition
political roadkill
Examples of roadkill in a Sentence
There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.
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In an effort to conserve wildlife and rein in the amount of roadkill, transportation officials and advocates are starting to build passageways for wildlife to safely cross major highways in California.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
While appearing in court to testify in a lawsuit that sought to exclude him from the state’s ballot in November, Kennedy confirmed to reporters that he's long had a relationship with roadkill.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
After her young charges arrived, Dr Morris camped alone beside the artificial nest, and spent her days scavenging roadkill or catching carp.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The state removed them from the list in 2005 after reported roadkill and other mortalities increased in the early 2000s, according to a former furbearer biologist for DNR.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
While appearing in court to testify in a lawsuit that sought to exclude him from the state’s ballot in November, Kennedy confirmed to reporters that he's long had a relationship with roadkill.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
After her young charges arrived, Dr Morris camped alone beside the artificial nest, and spent her days scavenging roadkill or catching carp.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
The state removed them from the list in 2005 after reported roadkill and other mortalities increased in the early 2000s, according to a former furbearer biologist for DNR.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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