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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The murderers followed them to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to kill and mutilate them, too.
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
DeMore, who served 12 years as a prosecutor in the Suffolk DA’s office along with seven years as a criminal defense attorney, would have been the lone ex-prosecutor on the Parole Board — which has been releasing dozens of first-degree murderers from prison.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Blockbusters abound, among a murderers’ row of musical icons, at the Guggenheim’s Pop-art show, and in a movie that sees Steven Spielberg dabbling, once again, in aliens.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
Fresno man murdered children during police standoff Mass murderer and child rapist Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children in 2004 during a custody dispute that led to a police standoff in Fresno.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
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 29 May. 2026.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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