homicidal
Example Sentences
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The plot of “Cape Fear” dictates that this sporting tale of homicidal pettiness can only end one way.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
It strikes me as reckless and borderline homicidal, but I have been wrong about Musk before.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Among them are a vengeful sheriff who is convinced of the siblings’ homicidal past and is determined to see them punished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Costello says: "It was foolhardy almost to the point of homicidal to cut them adrift in a force 10 storm."
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
You want an animal that is piqued, peeved, vexed, bothered, irked, annoyed—but not homicidal.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
