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An impromptu blind date with a handsome rapist ends with Esther punching him square in the nose, his blood gushing through her fingers.
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2026
Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists.
—
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Instead of Cady as rapist, Cape Fear seems to be going for a general theme of Cady as violator, someone who is trespassing not singularly on a female body but on the Bowdens’ trustworthiness.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
There can be legitimate debate on immigration, but Trump veers into sinister areas of xenophobia of invading rapists and murderers.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rapist
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapist. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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rapist
noun
rap·ist
ˈrā-pəst 
: an individual who commits rape
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