How to Use killer in a Sentence
killer
noun- The chemical is used as a weed killer.
- Heart disease is the leading killer of both men and women.
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Then there’s Cash and Bay Swag’s killer back-and-forth.
— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Feb. 2024 -
The killer had ransacked the home, found a floor safe in the closet and emptied it.
— Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 23 June 2023 -
The killer was greeted by the doorman and caught on videotape.
— Ron Charles, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 -
For tank killers, playing to the strengths of anti-tank weapons is the easier of the two.
— Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The two race against the clock to stop a Jack the Ripper-esque killer all the while circling their love for each other.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024 -
The killing sparked fear in the quiet college town and led to weeks of speculation as to who was the killer.
— Jeffrey Kopp, CNN, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Or, presumably, a place that can match those killer views.
— Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023 -
That’s the big thing: Heart attacks really are a silent killer.
— Julia Ries, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Now Madison, 28, has decided to take the case into her own hands and search for the killer.
— Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023 -
Ava, a true crime obsessive, hits on the idea of making a podcast with the killer as a way out of their rut.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Don’t let the 3.7-rating deter you from adding this killer set to your shopping cart — trust me.
— Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2023 -
Today’s great reads This weed killer is banned in 50 countries.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023 -
As suspicions arise about who the killer could be, the duo decides to seize the moment and start a true crime podcast.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2023 -
Police believe the man who made these phone calls is, in fact, Melissa's killer.
— Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023 -
Dash-cam video from a car in Israel spots a killer coming into view.
— David Bauder, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023 -
She hadn’t been snatched by a serial killer and thrown into a car.
— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023 -
Have a sunset picnic with a killer view at Sessions Park.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Selective weed killers will kill the weeds without harming the grass.
— Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2023 -
Now, Laura has seven days to identify the killer and reverse the course of fate.
— Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024 -
Netflix has no choice but to try to stop the password-sharing revenue killer.
— Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 5 June 2023 -
Pro tip: create a layered effect with skirts with high-slits, or have a pair peek through from a killer coat.
— Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023 -
In the affidavit, police cite a video posted on YouTube by Justin Mohn, the son of the victim and alleged killer.
— Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Modi went and bowed his head in front of the portrait of this guy to whom Gandhi’s killer was devoted.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023 -
In a profile of a killer who worships art for art’s sake, these allusions make sense.
— Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024 -
This begged the question of how the killer broke into the house without alerting its occupants.
— Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2023 -
The 54-year-old actress made the announcement on Instagram, with a video that showed off her killer abs.
— Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 June 2023 -
The trailer then reveals Hartnett to be the killer, who is holding a victim hostage and now must find his way out of the concert venue.
— Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 -
How a fugitive killer named ‘Smiley’ vanished from L.A. — only to return and strike again.
— Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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