Used in a Sentence

murders

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for murders.

Editorial note

If the argument is that seeing murders causes someone to become a murderer, I'm not certain you can exempt fiction.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(French: Meurtres) a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of murders gathered in one view.

N

(French: Meurtres) a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for murders.

N

(French: Meurtres) a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes.

Example sentences

1

If the argument is that seeing murders causes someone to become a murderer, I'm not certain you can exempt fiction.

2

My nice, small city has had several gang-related murders in the last few years, all within subsidized housing.

3

What if he takes a cut from the knife, then knocks out the woman, rapes her, and murders her?

4

More people are killed by family members with their own guns than by 'home invasion' murders in the US.

5

The numbers have improved since the historic peak in 1993 (353 murders), and Baltimore is no longer the #1 city in murders per capita in the US, but it's still not good.

6

They can very easily jump to another richer district, one with fewer murders and higher-educated populace.

7

For comparison Los Angeles has had 150 murders so far in 2015, even though it has 6 times the population [2].

8

Your solution to an uptick of 48% more murders is to fire all the cops.

9

After all, there is ample data that the majority of murders are by blacks.

10

Just astonished at the number and the geographic distribution of the murders there.

11

You can see that most murders with a gun in zones where guns are outlawed have been with guns purchased outside those zones.

12

Presumably, since it's the next sentence, the murders are done by group 20.

Quote examples

1

However, I have noticed that when I mention "murder" people assume I must mean first degree murder, even though less than 20% of all murders are first degree.

2

So what you're saying is, in the United States "treason" is defined so that a helicopter gunner who murders journalists and unarmed civilians is a hero while the person who exposes this war crime is a traitor.

3

> So what you're saying is, in the United States "treason" is defined so that a helicopter gunner who murders journalists and unarmed civilians is a hero while the person who exposes this war crime is a traitor.

Proper noun examples

1

Obama got a Nobel Price despite Guatanamo and Drone Murders, so i think the price's value isn't that high anymore.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use murders in a sentence?

If the argument is that seeing murders causes someone to become a murderer, I'm not certain you can exempt fiction.

What does murders mean?

(French: Meurtres) a 1950 French drama film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernandel, Mireille Perrey and Jacques Varennes.

What part of speech is murders?

murders is commonly used as N.