Examples of hit man in a Sentence
She hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband.
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With their leader detained, El Mayo’s sicarios, or hit men, declared war against supporters of Chapo’s sons in an attempt to exact vengeance for the treachery and strengthen their own position in the wider organization.
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Trevilla said that in another part of Jalisco, soldiers killed another high-ranking cartel member accused of orchestrating violence by offering hit men more than $1,000 for every soldier killed.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The previous night, she was threatened in her own home by the Colombian hit man Cortez.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
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Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Trevilla said that in another part of Jalisco, soldiers killed another high-ranking cartel member accused of orchestrating violence by offering hit men more than $1,000 for every soldier killed.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Dust Bunny is the story of a young girl who asks Mikkelsen's character, a hit man, to take care of a monster under her bed.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The previous night, she was threatened in her own home by the Colombian hit man Cortez.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20man. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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