killer

Example Sentences

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The Texas college student casually referenced Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer, during an online conversation with producers of “The Last Invention” podcast, according to screenshots shared with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

“But the social aspect has to come with some innate awareness of what you’re doing. This is a big killer on pace of play.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

And its recipe was a killer combo of the two things we love so much: cars, and sunlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

One of the movies he had sneak-watched once was a movie about killer birds, and now he was regretting ever checking it out.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds