assassin

Example Sentences

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But it isn’t a terrorist or an assassin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Senior presidential adviser Stephen Miller called Pretti a "would-be assassin".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

As one might expect, a telepathic first grader with a wild imagination who lives with a spy and an assassin can get caught up in plenty of shenanigans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Then in 1990 he got attention for his turn as the hard-nosed secret agent handling Anne Parillaud's female assassin Nikita, in Besson's hit film of the same name.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Glancing around her room, the assassin let out a long sigh.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas