Example Sentences

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I wasn’t a heart-throb so I tended to attract axe murderers, those kind of parts.

From The Guardian • Oct. 29, 2016

It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes land.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

“It’s Elizabeth. But if you don’t mind, I prefer Lizzie. My gran says that’s a nickname reserved for barmaids and axe murderers, but I quite like it.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

“Nicknames such as ‘Lizzie’ are reserved for barmaids and axe murderers, of which you are neither,” she once said.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin