whodunit
Example Sentences
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As part of his dedicated care, George reads passages of murder mystery novels to the sheep nightly, a whodunit treat to cap off the day’s events.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
“Memory of a Killer” may turn out to be a whodunit in which the guy who’s done it doesn’t know he did it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Thomas knew early on that the show, which portrays solved crimes in a whodunit format, should feel like storytelling around a campfire, according to senior producer Vince Sherry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Throw the audience off with a whole lot of silliness and nonsense, and there’s a good chance they’ll forget that a whodunit like this should be building intrigue as it goes.
From Salon • May 3, 2025
It was a big whodunit mystery for a whole week.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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