killer

Example Sentences

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Police investigated the deaths for over a decade, and had been sitting on a tip that - once acted upon - led to the killer within weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In fact, Flaherty said the person doing the MIT interview admitted later, “I’m not going to lie. I thought that was the killer for your application.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The first shot, so to speak, came in Anthropic’s conflict with the Pentagon after the company refused to have its technology used for fully autonomous killer drone storms and the mass surveillance of Americans.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

I tried not to think about Newcharlie's face when he said the words, when he called me Milagros killer.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson