Many alumni still grimly remember the unofficial tradition known as Kill Haole Day, when, on the last day of school before summer break in some Hawaiian communities, non-white students were sometimes alleged to harass or attack white classmates.

If you could just send the report on time for once, would it kill someone?

One must kill one's darlings to make a story clearer, even if it breaks one's heart.

The village's favorite pastime among boys was stack-upo'-the-kill, a rough historical game played with wooden tokens.

On Whit Monday the children in the village used to gather for a raucous game of stack-upon-the-kill, tumbling into a laughing dogpile on the green.

Competitive players obsessively compare their kill-to-death ratios after every match to see who improved.

After the tournament ended, her kill-to-death ratio improved dramatically thanks to better communication and map awareness.

Pro players often discuss kill-death ratios when evaluating a teammate's performance.

Her kill-death ratio climbed steadily after she practiced aiming for hours.

He threatened to kill someone dead if they betrayed him.