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Murderous is an English word with synonyms like homicidal or bloody. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Murderous in a sentence

Murderous | Murderously

Murderous meaning

  1. Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
  2. Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.
  3. Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.

Synonyms of Murderous

Using Murderous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers. | Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal. | Of an object: used to commit murder; capable of causing death; deadly, fatal.
  • Useful related words include: homicidal, bloody.
  • In the example corpus, murderous often appears in combinations such as: the murderous, and murderous, of murderous.

Context around Murderous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Murderous

  • In this selection, "murderous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, monumentally, evil, waves, rampage, dictator and rage stand out and add context to how "murderous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after other murderous dictator but and an evil murderous psychopath he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "murderous" sits close to words such as almighty, antarctic and bing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with murderous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Despite that, complaints have been raised about its perceived sympathetic portrayal of DiCaprio’s murderous character. (16 words)

An evil, murderous psychopath, he abused the people and only stayed in power because of the Roman Army. (18 words)

Dec. 7 will mark two months since invaders intent on slaughtering Jews embarked on a murderous rampage in Israel. (19 words)

During the four-week trial prosecutor Caroline Rees KC said Bevan, a self-confessed "spice head", had launched a "murderous" attack on Lola and used the hours after to cover his tracks instead of calling for an ambulance. (38 words)

A send-up of “stan” culture in thriller form, follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a super-fan of a Beyoncé-esque pop megastar called Ni’Jah, who ends up going on a murderous rampage over her favourite musician. (37 words)

But Mack’s murderous motives, they added, intensified after she realized that her mother’s patience with her near-daily thieving had worn thin, and that she might face arrest on felony charges for credit card fraud. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Murderous dictator goes after other murderous dictator, but we only care about the 2nd one because the guy killed lived in America and worked for the WP.

Among the contents of the USB were precise instructions for preparing a device for dispersing cyanide agents, proving further the murderous intentions of Hamas to kill anyone regardless of religion, race or gender.

And the historical record includes monumentally murderous serial and egregious violations of international law by the world’s leading imperialist aggressor state, the United States.

And then there's the variants of the Trolley Problem like the judge problem, where a judge has to choose between sentencing an innocent person to prevent a murderous riot or not.

An evil, murderous psychopath, he abused the people and only stayed in power because of the Roman Army.

A send-up of “stan” culture in thriller form, follows Dre (Dominique Fishback), a super-fan of a Beyoncé-esque pop megastar called Ni’Jah, who ends up going on a murderous rampage over her favourite musician.

At the same time, the Israeli government’s retaliatory response of massive bombardment of Gaza, supported and funded by the U.S., has been murderous and criminal and actually builds support for terrorist groups.

But Mack’s murderous motives, they added, intensified after she realized that her mother’s patience with her near-daily thieving had worn thin, and that she might face arrest on felony charges for credit card fraud.

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But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a ball of adolescent anxiety, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cell phone waves, murderous gutter clowns, and even falling off of a cliff.

By now, Joe is losing his patience, and in “Eat the Rich,” ’s protagonist is forced to return to his old murderous ways.

Condemned: Criminal Origins made a name for itself and sparked controversy by making players fight homeless people who were seemingly driven into a murderous frenzy.

Dec. 7 will mark two months since invaders intent on slaughtering Jews embarked on a murderous rampage in Israel.

Despite that, complaints have been raised about its perceived sympathetic portrayal of DiCaprio’s murderous character.

DNA that was later shown to match Kohberger’s was also recovered from a knife sheath that was left at the house during the murderous rampage.

During the four-week trial prosecutor Caroline Rees KC said Bevan, a self-confessed "spice head", had launched a "murderous" attack on Lola and used the hours after to cover his tracks instead of calling for an ambulance.

However, when Korvo pushes it too far, he drastically alters Terry's personality and causes him to go into a murderous rage.

However, while servals are considered dangerous, all indications point to cocaine cat’s future being the opposite of a murderous rampage.

I am glad that I encountered this tradition of vigorous nonviolent struggle back when I was in the grip of that murderous rage.

Inevitably, the murderous power of the supernatural Death Note put him on a dark path, and Light committed unspeakable acts without any regret or hesitation.

In the relevant scene, Robb wishes to trap the hapless scientist for his opposition to creating a weapon of even greater murderous power than the fission devices used against Japan.

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Common combinations with murderous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "murderous" in a sentence?
An example: "Murderous dictator goes after other murderous dictator, but we only care about the 2nd one because the guy killed lived in America and worked for the WP." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "murderous" from authentic English texts.
What does "murderous" mean?
Murderous means: Of, characterized by, or pertaining to murder or murderers.
What are synonyms of "murderous"?
Common synonyms of "murderous" include: homicidal, bloody.
How many example sentences with "murderous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "murderous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.