Examples of hit man in a Sentence
She hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband.
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Meanwhile, Judi’s hit man gets killed by Hyde-Tyler.
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2011, Tran, then 31, tried to hire a hit man at his younger brother’s request, but the assassin was actually an undercover San Jose police officer, according to court documents.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
That required massive amounts of money for transportation networks, for weapons, for hit men, and above all, for bribes — to cops and politicians and soldiers and border agents.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Harmon will play Joe, a hit man who works for Angelo and Dutch (Michael Imperioli).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 July 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2011, Tran, then 31, tried to hire a hit man at his younger brother’s request, but the assassin was actually an undercover San Jose police officer, according to court documents.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
That required massive amounts of money for transportation networks, for weapons, for hit men, and above all, for bribes — to cops and politicians and soldiers and border agents.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
Harmon will play Joe, a hit man who works for Angelo and Dutch (Michael Imperioli).
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 July 2025
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20man. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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