whodunit
Example Sentences
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It never occurs to George that his sheep are as invested in finding out whodunit as he is.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Harbour, Bateman and Cardellini spoke about how the series turns commonplace true crime themes of sex, love and murder into a smart, funny and empathetic whodunit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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
While intended to capture the sun-soaked sleaze of a B-movie noir, “Honey Don’t!” is a perplexingly plotted whodunit that delivers the “who” but none of the “why.”
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
But whenever you’re reading a whodunit, or watching Law and Order reruns on a Sunday night, you find yourself sorting through candidates to be the criminal on the grounds that they are “too obvious.”
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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