Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathsman
Noun
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Iran is the world's most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026 -
Judd hands her a gun and tells her to join the executioner’s squad.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Harris was no longer seen as a murderer, and the state decided not to retry him.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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The entire movie, people just keep talking about how Clint Eastwood’s character, William Munny, was the most incredible murderer the West has ever seen.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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But a messy dispute between Jackson’s daughter, Paris, and his estate’s executors, entertainment lawyer John Branca and music executive John McClain, has taken some of the fizz out of the celebration.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Paris Jackson just won a major victory in her ongoing battle with her dad’s estate’s executors.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Just after the American Civil War, people in Pennsylvania were still following the ancient Roman polymath Pliny’s advice to wrap their aching heads with a piece of a hangman’s noose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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The classic effigy comes with a free hangman’s noose or lasso.—
Jack Handey,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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English actress Comer is probably best known for her role as sociopathic assassin Villanelle on BBC America’s Killing Eve, which earned her an Emmy and BAFTA TV Award.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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As a refresher, the epic Yellowstone finale saw the Dutton family finally uncover how patriarch John Dutton was killed by an assassin hired by Jamie’s (Wes Bentley) girlfriend.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Two other men, subjects of excellent Holbein drawings in the show, would keep appointments with the headsman.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2022
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Even if your reality is the headsman’s block!—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2021
Noun
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But wait, isn’t alcohol good for the heart — the leading killer of men and women worldwide?—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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There were no witnesses and no forensic technology to single out a killer.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Deathsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deathsman. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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