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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'own killer' is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation in which someone's actions or decisions ultimately lead to their own downfall or demise. The word 'killer' is being used metaphorically to represent the negative consequences of their actions. Example: After years of reckless spending and extravagant living, the millionaire's lavish lifestyle became his own killer, leaving him bankrupt and penniless.
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He is grooming his own killer in order to write his own legend.
The ocean of ancient Italy had its own killer sperm whale, too.
Ms. White reserves her own killer instincts for the business of editing.
The very premise, of course, of the American President being offed by his own killer robots is a political argument.
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They are used to those, the team having spent its entire history waiting for Peyton Manning to falter, waiting, too, to find its own killer instinct.
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Suddenly, the disparate lines of the investigation were converging toward one conclusion: Rosenberg had purchased the phones used by his own killers.
Dexter is a program about a crime lab forensic tech who helps investigate serial killers, all the while struggling against his own serial killer urges.
When former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger performed a solo show in London last week, possibly even more surprising than her managing to fill the Hammersmith Apollo was the discovery that her fans have their own name: Killer Lovers (a play on the title of her album, Killer Love).
As she shook his hand, Akers joked: "I've always wanted to meet the Met's very own serial killer".
As the pair were introduced, Akers joked: "I've always wanted to meet the Met's very own serial killer".
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