assassinated
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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One of his daughters claimed he was assassinated by people inside the system.
The New York Times reported that he had chosen "three senior clerics" as possible replacements if he were to be assassinated.
From BBC
The spirit of her husband, the assassinated president, appears with his hands resting on her shoulders.
From Literature
He rose to prominence in the 1960s as a leader in Martin Luther King, Jr 's Southern Christian Leadership Conference and was with King when he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968.
From BBC
He was with his mentor at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when King was assassinated.
From BBC
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