How to Use euthanize in a Sentence

euthanize

verb
Definition of euthanizenext
Synonyms for euthanizenext
  • For the safety of all on the scene, officers had to euthanize the camel.
    — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 11 Mar. 2022
  • The decision was made to euthanize the bears, Parks and Wildlife said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • That’s 304 pooches who were euthanized or died in care, which must be hard as heck for folks who work there.
    — Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Olivia, the last member of the guanaco herd at the Louisville Zoo, has been euthanized.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
  • The grim choice to euthanize birds helps prevent the virus from spreading.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The dog that was shot was euthanized due to the severity of its injuries.
    — Colleen Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2024
  • There was an appeal at the Court of Human Rights, and despite the appeal, the dog was euthanized.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 17 May 2024
  • More than a million pigs were euthanized to halt its spread.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
  • My vet tells me about a few places that will do a home visit to euthanize my sweet Riley but none of them work out.
    — Melanie Fonder Kaye, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2020
  • The three dogs involved in the attack or which were off property at the time will be euthanized, the city said in a statement.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • At this point, many goat owners might have opted to euthanize the goat.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 18 June 2020
  • His old injury compounded with the new one led the team to decide the best course of action would be to euthanize him.
    — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The child died from their injuries, and the animal, which was being kept as a pet, was euthanized.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • In 2016, a bison calf was euthanized after it was placed in the back of an SUV and rejected by its herd.
    — Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
  • The Department of Fish and Wildlife is leading a search to locate and euthanize the coyote.
    — Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • Although his son escaped unharmed, the horse was shot and had to be euthanized.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Jeremy later surrendered the dogs to the city, and they were euthanized, per KSL.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Avi was euthanized less than a month after his 2020 birth.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The tourists were given a ticket; the bison was euthanized.
    — Drew Magary, Outside Online, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Instead, Whelan said people can put fish in the freezer to euthanize them, then they can be disposed in the trash.
    — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Over a million mostly healthy dogs are euthanized in the US every year.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • About an hour later, it was confirmed that the 3-year-old was also euthanized.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • The decision to euthanize the cat was made between Oregon Fish and Wildlife and state police.
    — oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The veterinarian was scheduled to come to their home on Feb. 17 to euthanize the dog.
    — Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Officials have not said whether any of the dogs involved were euthanized.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • The state wildlife department on Sunday evening confirmed that DNA from the scene of the attack matched the mountain lion that was euthanized.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • He was captured and euthanized in late 2022, deemed too sick to return to the wild because of injuries and infection.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • Staff at the wildlife center had to euthanize Ellie one week later.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • According to the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, the mountain lion was euthanized near the scene within a few hours.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Muirhead knew Steven's severe case of mange was treatable but also understood that the puppy was at risk of being euthanized at the partner shelter.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024

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