How to Use murder weapon in a Sentence

murder weapon

noun
  • And where is that murder weapon?
    — Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The murder weapon could have been in there.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The killer dropped the murder weapon at the scene and ran off, cops said.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 9 May 2024
  • The murder weapon, a butcher knife, was found at the scene.
    — Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
  • No murder weapon was ever found.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The jury saw that image as well — the murder weapon on the trash can.
    — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Police have had no luck searching for the murder weapon.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Rodriguez and his crew sped off, tossing the murder weapon in a creek.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And clever minds may even spot the murder weapon and maybe even the guilty party or parties.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The murder weapon - a bloodied knife - was found close by, police said.
    — Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Unless, of course, that’s where the murder weapon is hidden.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The murder weapon has not been recovered.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The troopers arrived at the hotel in search of the murder weapon.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The murder weapon was believed to be a glass bottle, the report said.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 20 July 2023
  • The pair took off together and the older teen tossed the murder weapon to the ground.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
  • The murder weapon along with bullets were recovered by cops from the scene.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The murder weapon along with bullets were recovered by cops from the scene.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Miller allegedly drove the murder weapon to Miles while going to pick him up.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Authorities did not find the orange long-sleeve shirt or a murder weapon.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Her birthday cake sits on the bed next to her, a piece removed, the knife sticking in the side like a murder weapon.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
  • So then how did Reeves' DNA get on the guide rod of the murder weapon?
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Officials said Jones, 41, had a gun in the car, which was not the murder weapon.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The murder weapon hasn’t been found, Thompson said Wednesday.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • Hochman refused to answer whether the murder weapon has been recovered.
    — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The murder weapon was discovered under greenery next to a sidewalk near the crime scene.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The murder weapon has not yet been located, officials said.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The gaping wound in his torso was stuffed with a cigarette butt and the murder weapon, a paring knife.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
  • Asked about the weapon, the teenager directed them to the murder weapon leaning against a wall in a bedroom.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Dre’s choice of murder weapon went through many iterations before the shooting of the scene.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
  • The murder weapon has not been recovered, and a motive has not been publicly disclosed.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026

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