How to Use murderous in a Sentence

murderous

adjective

• The lead runner set a murderous pace.
• I can't stand this murderous heat.
• The second film will once again follow the murderous doll.
  — Town & Country, 19 Jan. 2023
• But the bottom-line answer is that a lone murderous young man had a weapon of war.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2022
• That would have been enough to drive her son into a murderous rage.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
• And then there’s the one and only Randy Quaid, emerging as a murderous heavy in the final act.
  — al, 3 Dec. 2020
• The couple learns the scary, murderous history of the area.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Aug. 2021
• Mary and Joseph are forced to flee to Egypt as the murderous king Herod killed the male children of Bethlehem.
  — David French, Time, 24 Dec. 2020
• As per usual, Joe tries to turn over a new leaf and no longer be a murderous stalker.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2023
• But each man carried out the functions of a murderous regime.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• But in 1921, that district was burned and destroyed by a murderous white mob.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2021
• In place of murderous rage, Penance discovers Augie has a crush on her.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 May 2021
• Sweeney Todd tells the story of a murderous barber living in London in the mid-1800s.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022
• Van Houten, now 71, was the youngest member of Manson's murderous cult.
  — CBS News, 30 Nov. 2020
• The next time someone tells you Hollywood is out of ideas, show them the trailer for the movie about the murderous bear high on cocaine.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 30 Nov. 2022
• Turn your head and a murderous carnival barker will be waiting just out of your eye line to chop you up and serve you to the crowds.
  — Julie Tremaine, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
• In this movie, Black and Brown people work with one another and with white folk who are not murderous hicks.
  — Eisa Nefertari Ulen, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
• Kim Jong-un is a murderous dictator, and so is Vladimir Putin, though on a (much) lesser scale.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Apr. 2021
• Ruth is about to turn into a murderous psychopath against Javi over his killing of her cousin, Wyatt.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Apr. 2022
• In the 44-second clip, a murderous toy monkey winds up as James, covered in blood, looks on in horror.
  — Diego Ramos Bechara, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
• That’s not a murderous schedule, by any means, but there are just five undefeated teams left in the NFL and the Rams have looked better than the rest.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2021
• But this isn’t the Irish actor’s first rodeo playing a murderous trickster.
  — Lisa De Los Reyes, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
• The murderous nurse also targeted a mother of twins, who was already grieving the loss of a son.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2023
• Needless to say, no one is thrilled when Abra Kadabra returns and more murderous than before.
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2021
• So once again, Joe slowly reverts to his murderous ways, but with a lower kill count.
  — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• Lucy Letby, the UK's most murderous child serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2023
• They were found by rescuers more than 10 hours after the murderous assault.
  — Matt Gutman, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
• Trump said of the murderous bootlegging pimp and drug dealer.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
• Even as the goal evolved from keeping the Sims alive to creating a sandbox for the players to experiment in, many who have played The Sims have a murderous anecdote.
  — Sara Belcher, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
• Art the Clown is back for one last terrifying ride, which will provide horror fans closure on the murderous jester’s arc.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2025