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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Torque is described as a true monster, a talented and elusive hijacker and murderer who faked his own death a decade prior.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
In addition to its absolute murderers’ row of female talent, All’s Fair is also set to star Matthew Noszka and feature the likes of Elizabeth Berkley, Brooke Shields, and Lorraine Toussaint.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 May 2025
Written and directed by Vito Brown, the movie has Gallo playing Golden State killer Joseph James DeAngelo, the serial murderer and rapist who began terrorizing California residents all the way back in the 1970s, only being brought to justice in 2018.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 May 2025
Eight of the escapees, including a murderer and a man charged with murder, remain on the lam after the breakout, which the sheriff says may have been aided by members within her department.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
In addition to its absolute murderers’ row of female talent, All’s Fair is also set to star Matthew Noszka and feature the likes of Elizabeth Berkley, Brooke Shields, and Lorraine Toussaint.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 May 2025
Written and directed by Vito Brown, the movie has Gallo playing Golden State killer Joseph James DeAngelo, the serial murderer and rapist who began terrorizing California residents all the way back in the 1970s, only being brought to justice in 2018.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 May 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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