murderess

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Recent Examples of murderess Once Upon a Time … helped launch the careers of Sydney Sweeney and Mikey Madison, the latter of whom went directly from a Manson murderess fried to a crisp by Rick Dalton’s movie prop flame thrower, to the Best Actress Oscar winner for Anora. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 20 May 2025 The murderess’ abode becomes a secret refuge for Mercedes away from her sons and husband who fail to see her beyond her labor. Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024 What was left to say about Graham, alternately judged a cold-blooded murderess and a wrongfully executed naïf? airmail.news, 30 Nov. 2024 This scandalous show tells the story of two murderesses, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who compete for headlines and fame. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for murderess
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Noun
  • That case went cold as the murderers were never caught.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pursued by brutal mercenaries and a deadly assassin, the trio must navigate twists, betrayals and historical secrets buried deep in Europe’s past.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Mistaken for the world’s deadliest assassin, Ben becomes the perfect decoy for Eden.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025

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