Examples of hit man in a Sentence
She hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband.
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Harmon will play Joe, a hit man who works for Angelo and Dutch (Michael Imperioli).
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 July 2025
The professional hit man is mostly a literary invention.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
However, both the farmer and prospective hit men were FBI informants, according to the Justice Department.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 May 2025
Madsen stars as mobster Sonny Black opposite Al Pacino’s hit man Lefty and Johnny Depp’s titular agent Donnie.
—Jami Ganz, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 14 July 2025
The professional hit man is mostly a literary invention.
—Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
However, both the farmer and prospective hit men were FBI informants, according to the Justice Department.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 May 2025
Madsen stars as mobster Sonny Black opposite Al Pacino’s hit man Lefty and Johnny Depp’s titular agent Donnie.
—Jami Ganz, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hit man
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“Hit man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20man. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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