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getting killed vs being killed

Both "getting killed" and "being killed" are correct phrases in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Getting killed" is more informal and colloquial, often used in casual conversations or storytelling. On the other hand, "being killed" is more formal and commonly found in written or official contexts.

Last updated: March 27, 2024

getting killed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts.

This phrase is more informal and colloquial, often used in casual conversations or storytelling.

Examples:

He was getting killed in that video game.
The character kept getting killed in every episode of the series.

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That's got nothing to do with my son getting killed.
Donna, she said something about a guy getting killed.
...imagine getting killed by an oxcart.
I would love to go five minutes without getting killed.
We stopped Trevor Maloney from getting killed by Mark Massero.
Danny getting killed, maybe that means the drowning won't happen.
I'm not afraid of dying tomorrow, only of getting killed.
I stay on the sidewalk just to keep from getting killed.
I suppose I could keep you from getting killed.
Rather than getting killed by scoundrels,
I avoid getting killed by my brother.
Eight years is a long time for a human to live with vampires without getting killed or turned.
Now you dream you can ride into the court of our enemies without getting killed.
Lookers don't risk getting killed.
- She wound up getting killed.
- She wound up getting killed.
I'm not getting killed to save my life.
Mike's death, Judi nearly getting killed.
Told me about his kid getting killed and how you twisted things.
I couldn't stop her from getting killed.

Alternatives:

getting murdered
getting slaughtered
getting taken out

being killed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in formal contexts.

This phrase is more formal and commonly found in written or official contexts.

Examples:

The soldier was being killed by enemy fire.
Being killed in a car accident is a tragic event.

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Aug 5, 2019 ... This paper provides descriptive estimates of the national prevalence of fatal police violence. · We estimate the risk of being killed by police ...
2 days ago ... The former husband of the late Tammy Faye Bakker said preachers are already being killed in their pulpits.
Aug 20, 2019 ... We estimate the lifetime and age-specific risks of being killed by police by race and sex. We also provide estimates of the proportion of ...
Aug 9, 2019 ... What the study found. Black men and boys face the highest risk of being killed by police–at a rate of 96 out of 100,000 deaths. By comparison, ...
Ukraine war: why are so many Russian generals being killed? Published: March 22, 2022 6.21am EDT. Jonathan Jackson, Birmingham City University ...
Nov 25, 2021 ... ... at the hands of an intimate partner or a family member, which equals to a woman or girl being killed every 11 minutes in their home.
Jun 22, 2020 ... Colombia's social leaders are still being killed during the quarantine. For many people, the quarantine is the first time their in lives ...

Alternatives:

getting killed
getting murdered
being murdered

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