Example Sentences

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I believe we should only call a person a terrorist if they are murdering people to further an ideology.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2018

“People who are murdering are breaking the law, and also don’t have a moral code,” she said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2016

Her little sweet hath many sours, Short hap, immortal harms; Her loving looks are murdering darts, Her songs bewitching charms.

From Tudor and Stuart Love Songs by Briscoe, John Potter

The entire panel shed tears—the very men who had been so obviously packed to convict him, that at the opening of the trial Erskine said, "Mr. Tooke, they are murdering you!"

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

The British, French and Russians They are murdering my Prussians: Why did I make this war?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 18, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir