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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Harry is a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Department and a forensics expert who trains Dexter to focus his homicidal impulses on killing murderers without getting caught.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Read more The killer was masked before, during and after the killing and facial recognition software failed to identify the murderer because there was only a partial view of his face.
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The murderer on the loose, as the manhunt now spreads across the country.
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And these are murderers, many of whom murdered more than one person.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
Read more The killer was masked before, during and after the killing and facial recognition software failed to identify the murderer because there was only a partial view of his face.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The murderer on the loose, as the manhunt now spreads across the country.
—ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
And these are murderers, many of whom murdered more than one person.
—NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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