Example Sentences

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These details make her either an obvious suspect or obviously not guilty according to your experience with whodunits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"Endeavour" meets the "Mystery!" stable's case-of-the-week qualification but the complexity of the whodunits is nothing compared to the intricacy of its character studies.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

It’s one of the greatest whodunits of all time: What killed the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of all other species on Earth?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2022

The 30 Second Mysteries Calendar would be fun for anybody who binges whodunits.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

Because you see, Beardsley, I just happen to remember something from the whodunits!

From We're Friends, Now by Varga, Mel