murderess

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Marten said she was worried people would think she was "some evil mother" or a "murderess."

From BBC

In this eerie, rather primitive context, its easy to surmise that the murderess is a witch.

From New York Times

Her Democratic opponent, Felicia French, wasn’t some international drug trafficker or ax murderess, but rather a nurse and veteran of the war in Afghanistan.

From Los Angeles Times

He had a biography of Cortés; a translation of Gregory of Tours; a study of Victorian murderesses, put out by the Harvard University Press.

From Literature

Miss Manners, please help me avoid becoming a murderess.

From Washington Post