How to Use killer in a Sentence

killer

noun
  • The chemical is used as a weed killer.
  • Heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women.
  • Then there’s Cash and Bay Swag’s killer back-and-forth.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The killer had ransacked the home, found a floor safe in the closet and emptied it.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 23 June 2023
  • The killer was greeted by the doorman and caught on videotape.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • For tank killers, playing to the strengths of anti-tank weapons is the easier of the two.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The two race against the clock to stop a Jack the Ripper-esque killer all the while circling their love for each other.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The killing sparked fear in the quiet college town and led to weeks of speculation as to who was the killer.
    Jeffrey Kopp, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Or, presumably, a place that can match those killer views.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • That’s the big thing: Heart attacks really are a silent killer.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Now Madison, 28, has decided to take the case into her own hands and search for the killer.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Ava, a true crime obsessive, hits on the idea of making a podcast with the killer as a way out of their rut.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Don’t let the 3.7-rating deter you from adding this killer set to your shopping cart — trust me.
    Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023
  • Today’s great reads This weed killer is banned in 50 countries.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • As suspicions arise about who the killer could be, the duo decides to seize the moment and start a true crime podcast.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2023
  • Police believe the man who made these phone calls is, in fact, Melissa's killer.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Dash-cam video from a car in Israel spots a killer coming into view.
    David Bauder, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • She hadn’t been snatched by a serial killer and thrown into a car.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Have a sunset picnic with a killer view at Sessions Park.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Selective weed killers will kill the weeds without harming the grass.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Now, Laura has seven days to identify the killer and reverse the course of fate.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Netflix has no choice but to try to stop the password-sharing revenue killer.
    Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 5 June 2023
  • Pro tip: create a layered effect with skirts with high-slits, or have a pair peek through from a killer coat.
    Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In the affidavit, police cite a video posted on YouTube by Justin Mohn, the son of the victim and alleged killer.
    Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Modi went and bowed his head in front of the portrait of this guy to whom Gandhi’s killer was devoted.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
  • In a profile of a killer who worships art for art’s sake, these allusions make sense.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
  • This begged the question of how the killer broke into the house without alerting its occupants.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The 54-year-old actress made the announcement on Instagram, with a video that showed off her killer abs.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Boyd didn't know it then, but that was the beginning of a 15-year search for her daughter that would pit her against a cold-blooded killer.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The trailer then reveals Hartnett to be the killer, who is holding a victim hostage and now must find his way out of the concert venue.
    Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024

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