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
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Examples of roadkill in a Sentence
There is a lot of roadkill along the highway.
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These days biologists are examining tracks for many purposes, from forestalling wildlife conflicts to averting roadkill.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Someone — forgive the reference to other strange RFK Jr. stories — is bound to end up as roadkill.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
According to eyewitness accounts, the beast has been seen kneeling over a deer, walking on its hind legs, and reaching to the back of a truck to retrieve a roadkill deer.
—Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
The Ohio Division of Wildlife confirmed the man had picked up roadkill.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Someone — forgive the reference to other strange RFK Jr. stories — is bound to end up as roadkill.
—Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
According to eyewitness accounts, the beast has been seen kneeling over a deer, walking on its hind legs, and reaching to the back of a truck to retrieve a roadkill deer.
—Rashad Alexander, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
The Ohio Division of Wildlife confirmed the man had picked up roadkill.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Roadkill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roadkill. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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