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murderess

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Recent Examples of murderess Eager to keep dancing, Leavitt will soon join the cast of the show as murderess Roxie Hart, taking the stage from February 2, 2026, through March 15, per Playbill. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2025 The film’s big twist is that two of the main characters, Warren Webster and a mysterious murderess named Emily, are actually the same person. — Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025 After Hunnam's turn leading the Monster franchise, Ella Beatty will step in for season 4 when the show focuses on Lizzie Borden, a 19th-century accused (but acquitted) murderess. — Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 This scandalous show tells the story of two murderesses, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who compete for headlines and fame. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for murderess

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Alongside her scientifically credible poisoning scenarios, numerous doctors and pharmacists appear in Christie’s novels — sometimes as victims, other times as murderers — showing how her early brushes with the world of medicine never left her mind.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Playing a dark character was hardly a new shtick for Woods, who landed his breakout role as real-life murderer Gregory Powell in The Onion Field (1979).

— Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026

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Celaena won the tournament and is now working for the king as his main assassin.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Instead, Cartwright returns to his deceased grandfather’s home thrilled to see that Baker has successfully evaded both the Russian assassins and MI5’s own rabid dogs.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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