homicidal

Example Sentences

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Among them are a vengeful sheriff who is convinced of the siblings’ homicidal past and is determined to see them punished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The sorrow and anger repressed within him are as fearsome as the cinematic zombies, ghouls and homicidal maniacs that have seized his imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

But it needs to, especially when interpreting characters like Earth Kingdom ruler Bumi, a kindly mad genius realized by Utkarsh Ambudkar as a bitter, homicidal despot.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

"To suppose that all problems in the future will be able to be solved by new technical interventions is a form of homicidal pragmatism, like pushing a snowball down a hill," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

So that didn’t seem particularly homicidal, but maybe he’s trying to relax me, ease me into his lair, like the witch in Hansel and Gretel.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson