whodunnit
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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MGM's "The Sheep Detectives," a farmyard whodunnit, took in $12.5 million over the weekend for a total of $47 million -- marking a fifth-place finish.
From Barron's • May 24, 2026
I have stopped watching mysteries on TV because I can tell whodunnit within the first 10 minutes.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Set on a country estate, it toggles between the Regency Era and the present and weaves together physics, history and a whodunnit involving the poet Lord Byron.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
Many dead ends and a visit to the crime scene later, the women finally figured out whodunnit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025
The whodunnit featured three intrepid policemen - ACP Pradyuman, inspector Daya and inspector Abhijeet - solving case after case, as no criminal was ever a match for them.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024
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