gangster

Example Sentences

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"Never in your life label me a thug again. Never label me a wannabe gangster," he said.

From BBC

The voice of the alleged gangster says that more than 40 year ago, girls were brought into the Vatican to be molested and that Pope John Paul knew about it.

From Reuters

“Cops, politicians, gangsters and Hollywood tycoons are his forte, and he’s brought a number of them to memorable life.”

From Washington Post

First, it bailed out the gangsters who had caused the crisis through subprime mortgages, loans they knew would never be paid back.

From Salon

He is haunted by his role in the beating and, presumably, death of the young, small-time gangster Ozzie Jackson, whom he was forced to rough up.

From New York Times