ASSASSIN in a Sentence

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68 example sentences for ASSASSIN, such as:

1. He was an assassin through coolness.
2. He then concluded it must be an assassin.
3. Then I saw that they took me for the assassin.
4. Jean Valjean, as you have said, is an assassin and a thief.
5. In his open car, the President was a sitting target for assassins.

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 Meanings and Examples of ASSASSIN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
assassin
 n.  a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders
 n.  a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Classic Sentence: (60 in 5 pages)
1  Nevertheless, we will remark cursorily, there is still an abyss between these races of men and the hideous assassin of the towns.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI—JEAN VALJEAN
2  He was an assassin through coolness.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—BABET, GUEULEMER, CLAQUESOUS, AND MONTPARNASS...
3  An idea, a flash, crossed Marius' mind; this was the expedient of which he was in search, the solution of that frightful problem which was torturing him, of sparing the assassin and saving the victim.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER XX—THE TRAP
4  An explosion was heard, the assassin fell to the pavement face downwards.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER VIII—MANY INTERROGATION POINTS WITH REGARD TO A C...
5  The coachman humbly represented to "monsieur l'Inspecteur," that the Utrecht velvet of his carriage was all spotted with the blood of the assassinated man, and with mire from the assassin.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XI—CONCUSSION IN THE ABSOLUTE
6  Jean Valjean, as you have said, is an assassin and a thief.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
7  While talking, the man contrived to tear and pull off behind, without the assassin perceiving it, a bit of the assassinated man's coat.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
8  He then concluded it must be an assassin.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 38 HOW, WITHOUT INCOMMDING HIMSELF, ATHOS PROCURES HIS EQUIPMENT
9  The sword of the Guardsman slipped along the barrel of the now-useless weapon, and passed through the thigh of the assassin, who fell.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 41 THE SEIGE OF LA ROCHELLE
10  D'Artagnan preferred the second means, and lifted the assassin onto his shoulders at the moment the enemy fired.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 41 THE SEIGE OF LA ROCHELLE
11  A slight shock, the dull noise of three balls which penetrated the flesh, a last cry, a convulsion of agony, proved to d'Artagnan that the would-be assassin had saved his life.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 41 THE SEIGE OF LA ROCHELLE
12  "The executioner may kill, without being on that account an assassin," said the man in the red cloak, rapping upon his immense sword.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 66 EXECUTION
13  Then I saw that they took me for the assassin.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 45. The Rain of Blood.
14  At the same moment the count seized with his left hand the assassin's wrist, and wrung it with such strength that the knife fell from his stiffened fingers, and Caderousse uttered a cry of pain.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 82. The Burglary.
15  The assassin, finding that he no longer cried out, lifted his head up by the hair; his eyes were closed, and the mouth was distorted.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 82. The Burglary.
Example Sentence:
1  "Watson! Behind you!" Holmes tried to exclaim, seeing the assassin hurl himself on his friend.
2  A full-scale character assassination of the dead woman got underway in the tabloid press.
3  She would like an investigation into the assassination of her husband.
4  Labor Party leaders have denounced the talk as an attempt by the right to escape indirect blame for the assassination.
5  The defence lawyer attempted a character assassination of the witness.
6  The assassination is a terrible, terrible, unspeakable loss for his family and friends.
7  The FBI has seized a two-page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by Jacqueline Kennedy to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968.
8  In his open car, the President was a sitting target for assassins.