murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər 
Examples of murderer in a Sentence
the murderer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
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Your satire of suburban malaise doesn’t also have to be a hangout comedy with a murderer on the loose.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
The team also assisted in the race to catch Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger, who is now serving life in prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Florida has executed a death row inmate who became a murderer at 16 and killed two others after he was released from prison nearly two decades early.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2026
The team also assisted in the race to catch Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger, who is now serving life in prison.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Florida has executed a death row inmate who became a murderer at 16 and killed two others after he was released from prison nearly two decades early.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
In the original, Hanks’ character is driven to madness, imagining that his neighbors in the creepy house across the street might be murderers.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for murderer
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“Murderer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murderer. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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murderer
noun
mur·der·er
ˈmər-dər-ər
: a person who commits murder
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