assassinating
- present participle of assassinate.
Example Sentences
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The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader's family for the first time.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
When the parole board granted release for Sirhan Sirhan — the man convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy in downtown Los Angeles — Newsom overruled them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Mr. Kara-Murza became known as a vocal critic of what he called a Kremlin policy of assassinating political enemies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
A California review board on Wednesday denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee serving a life sentence for assassinating U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
Their mission was to strike a blow against Austria and the Hapsburg monarchy by assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
