killer

Example Sentences

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Last year, 7 million people around the world, 600,00 of them children, died from a slow-moving, silent and largely invisible killer: air pollution.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

In the public gallery after the verdict was delivered, there were tears and hugs as the McNally family, who have been ever present during this trial saw their daughter's killer convicted.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

But like all slasher movies, the killer isn’t dead yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Heart disease remains the leading killer of both men and women in the U.S., and the new guidance emphasizes that prevention must start decades earlier than traditionally thought.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Above all, the Renaissance acknowledged the existence of killer facts: facts which required the abandonment of well-established theories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton