killer

Example Sentences

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In the public gallery after the verdict was delivered, there were tears and hugs as the McNally family, who have been ever present during this trial saw their daughter's killer convicted.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The first shot, so to speak, came in Anthropic’s conflict with the Pentagon after the company refused to have its technology used for fully autonomous killer drone storms and the mass surveillance of Americans.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

But like all slasher movies, the killer isn’t dead yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Did the screenwriters toss around a dozen other playground games — killer dodgeball, killer cornhole, killer freeze tag — before sticking with the same hide-and-seek set-up?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Those who weren’t rowing ducked their heads down against the spray and the bird droppings, and kept a wary eye out for killer whales.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong