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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In Bentley’s film, the Chinese laborer (Alfred Hsing) is killed, but Grainier has no part in the murder, instead limply asking the murderers what their victim did to deserve his fate.
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Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Even the military’s most notorious modern case—Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan—has moved slowly; the Supreme Court denied his petition in March 2025, and any execution still requires presidential approval and administrative steps.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Bit by bit, Black and her team built a profile of a murderer.
—Liza Finley, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
His Hannibal Lecter was a cannibalistic murderer, while her Clarice Starling was an FBI agent in training looking to get information from him about another serial killer.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Even the military’s most notorious modern case—Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan—has moved slowly; the Supreme Court denied his petition in March 2025, and any execution still requires presidential approval and administrative steps.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Bit by bit, Black and her team built a profile of a murderer.
—Liza Finley, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
His Hannibal Lecter was a cannibalistic murderer, while her Clarice Starling was an FBI agent in training looking to get information from him about another serial killer.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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