whodunit

Example Sentences

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As part of his dedicated care, George reads passages of murder mystery novels to the sheep nightly, a whodunit treat to cap off the day’s events.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Hugh Jackman plays a shepherd whose animals attempt to solve the mystery of his death in this sleepy English whodunit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Harbour, Bateman and Cardellini spoke about how the series turns commonplace true crime themes of sex, love and murder into a smart, funny and empathetic whodunit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“Memory of a Killer” may turn out to be a whodunit in which the guy who’s done it doesn’t know he did it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

But whenever you’re reading a whodunit, or watching Law and Order reruns on a Sunday night, you find yourself sorting through candidates to be the criminal on the grounds that they are “too obvious.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith