Sentence examples for are assassination from inspiring English sources
noun
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
- The assassination of the king occurred at night.
There are assassination plots to uncover (or perpetrate) and deep, dank crypts hiding ancient treasure.
Once again there are assassination campaigns by killers using silenced weapons, threats to force Sunni and Shiite families from their neighborhoods, and car bombs striking here and there all around the country.
Although the city endures regular bombings on government, diplomatic and military buildings, causing dozens of civilian casualties, and there are assassination attempts on prominent politicians, it is unprecedented for a civilian to be targeted in broad daylight in a wealthy downtown area.
There are assassination plots, searches for hidden treasure, battles between enemies and even friends, and a taste of romance thrown into the mix.
For rogues there are assassination, combat, and subtlety.
There are assassinations taking place everywhere.
"These are assassinations," Mr. Thiel said that morning.
"There are assassinations, there are bombings, kidnappings — what security?" "We do not want to be like Somalia," he said.
Indeed, such calculated killings -- to the Palestinians, they are assassinations -- were also carried out under Mr. Barak.
Some believe that these are legal strikes on military targets, while others argue that they are assassinations.
