assassin

Example Sentences

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He called the shooting a "very sad situation" on Tuesday and refused to back Miller's "assassin" description -- while insisting that under-fire Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem would not step down.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Jesús González Schmal, attorney for Aburto, the convicted assassin, hailed the arrest as a step toward clarifying what really happened to Colosio.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

The assassin may have been lost to history by nearly everyone but Stephen Sondheim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It has never been determined whether his assassin, a white petty criminal named James Earl Ray, acted alone, as he claimed, or as part of a conspiracy.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman