murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
Examples of murderer in a Sentence
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Unlike other horror movies, there's no villain on screen; there's no murderer with a mask or a monster in the woods.
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Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
When they are reunited again after Sang-wol’s release, Sang-wol struggles to find work because of her label as a murderer.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 30 June 2025
Luigi Mangione's alleged assassination of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson might be a tipping point for American capitalism, as for the first time in recent memory, a sizable portion of the population has a sympathetic view of an alleged murderer.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Instead of getting cancelled, however, The Escape Game is green-lit for another season with all new contestants, including a cryptographer, a math genius, a determined game master and Alicia’s sister, who many believe to be the murderer.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
When they are reunited again after Sang-wol’s release, Sang-wol struggles to find work because of her label as a murderer.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 30 June 2025
Luigi Mangione's alleged assassination of health insurance CEO Brian Thompson might be a tipping point for American capitalism, as for the first time in recent memory, a sizable portion of the population has a sympathetic view of an alleged murderer.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025
Instead of getting cancelled, however, The Escape Game is green-lit for another season with all new contestants, including a cryptographer, a math genius, a determined game master and Alicia’s sister, who many believe to be the murderer.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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