assassin

Example Sentences

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He called the shooting a "very sad situation" on Tuesday and refused to back Miller's "assassin" description -- while insisting that under-fire Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem would not step down.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Credits at the end of “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” attribute the creation of the Bride assassin to “Q & U” — stark-white capital letters that stand in for Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

On the Ninth Circuit, Judge Kennedy ruled against Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, the would-be assassin of President Ford, on a petition to reduce her bail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Distracted by other leads, many of them dead ends, Lieutenant Dana ignored the one tip that placed Lincoln’s assassin within his reach.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson