assassin

Example Sentences

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Instead, you should be on guard against the silent, ruthless assassin of wealth: inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Netflix’s four-part miniseries, based on Candice Millard’s nonfiction book, tells the little known story of President James A. Garfield and his assassin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Then in 1990 he got attention for his turn as the hard-nosed secret agent handling Anne Parillaud's female assassin Nikita, in Besson's hit film of the same name.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

The two women lagged behind their mistress and exchanged exasperated looks that informed the assassin this conversation had been held many times before.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas