assassinate
verb (used with object)
to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
assassinating
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present participleof assassinate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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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
The ANC reflected on the pain caused by Hani's assassination and said the release was a reminder of "the bullet that pierced through our hearts, assassinating a father and comrade".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
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
