bee killer
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Heat is often a quiet killer that exacerbates underlying health conditions.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2021
Nadal here showed a quiet killer instinct by ratcheting up the pressure on Djokovic early in the third set.
From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2013
Most hypertensives are not even aware that they are being stalked by a quiet killer that often produces no symptoms until it is too late.
From Time Magazine Archive
Laragh and his colleagues have given medicine the weapons for conquering the quiet killer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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