How to Use true crime in a Sentence

true crime

noun
  • Where did the true crime genre come from?
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 June 2026
  • Who are true crime’s biggest fans?
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
  • Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And true crime just so happened to be one of those things.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This is a mystery that isn’t meant to be solved in the way of true crime.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • A lot of women are obsessed with true crime.
    — Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
  • That’s the Renowned approach to all its true crime projects.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • This is my first true crime newsletter.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Or who tasted ghoulish true crime.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Many of them are also advocates of true crime.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
  • Banks isn't the only star to take on an infamous true crime role.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • What about that made this true crime story different to you?
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Today on the show, our hosts favorite pieces of true crime content.
    — Darian Woods, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Cosmetics is getting in on the true crime craze.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is a literary thriller, mystery and an ode to true crime all wrapped up in one.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Well, the true crime genre is a big part of this, and that's gonna be a big core of the audience.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • But this show will draw people who are into true crime as well as people who are averse to it.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike much of the true crime ground out these days, this book does not feel cheap and exploitative.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 4 May 2026
  • Hulu’s newest true crime show has arrived.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The following are some of my favorite blends of memoir and true crime.
    — Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • A lot of true crime content is salacious and gory, full of reenactments and shock.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And there aren’t other real magazine shows that aren’t true crime.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • It was featured on true crime shows and podcasts, and was even the subject of a best-selling book.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Shaik also loves horror and sci-fi movies as well as listening to true crime podcasts.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • Will the company stay focused on true crime, or what does the future of Renowned look like?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Read’s two trials became the focus of intense true crime fandom.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Banfield was a true crime program (on linear TV).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Is the consumption of true crime ethical?
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
  • Victims and co-victims are often re-victimized by true crime and its avid fandom.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
  • The best true crime stories act as ports of entry to entire communities.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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