as in murderer
a person who kills another person
shot down by an unknown assassin
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For one thing, Born Again gets Cox in the suit ASAP and cuts to the chase almost as fast with an assassin’s fatal hand and a cop-bar brawl that truly shoots out the lights.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Cho’s answer was to tackle the concerto with superhuman precision, like a meticulous assassin leaving behind no evidence.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione returns to a New York criminal court Friday for a hearing in connection with state murder and terrorism charges in a sprawling case surrounding the assassination-style murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Our Spacious Skies Isle of Infamy John J. Miller
On the remote Dry Tortugas, Dr. Samuel Mudd was imprisoned for the crime of aiding Lincoln’s assassin.
—George Weigel, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Cho’s answer was to tackle the concerto with superhuman precision, like a meticulous assassin leaving behind no evidence.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Suspected assassin Luigi Mangione returns to a New York criminal court Friday for a hearing in connection with state murder and terrorism charges in a sprawling case surrounding the assassination-style murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
Our Spacious Skies Isle of Infamy John J. Miller
On the remote Dry Tortugas, Dr. Samuel Mudd was imprisoned for the crime of aiding Lincoln’s assassin.
—George Weigel, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assassin
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