bloody murder

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Recent Examples of bloody murder Lucy wakes at exactly 3:33 am every morning, plagued by horrific visions, and her nightmares draw her into the orbit of police detective Ravi Dhillon’s (Nikesh Patel) investigations of a bloody murder and a child’s abduction. Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 After a bloody murder sends a high school party into a panic, Winnie ends up saving her brother Jimmy (Aiden Howard) by killing Waters. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2023 This one comes with sledgehammer and a penchant for bloody murder. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023 What one neighbor described as a typical Friday morning in a small Houston suburb turned into a bloody murder scene over an alleged affair. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bloody murder
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Adverb
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    Jonny Steinberg, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Attorneys who are mentally well are more likely to think more clearly, make better decisions and engage more meaningfully with clients and colleagues.
    Raquel Gomes, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Adverb
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    Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • To help get those phrases into your muscle memory, rehearse them out loud in advance.
    Lorraine K. Lee, CNBC, 19 May 2025

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“Bloody murder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloody%20murder. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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