bandit

Example Sentences

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He would have made out like a bandit, given the fall in property prices, which took the best part of a decade to recover.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

"We are all tired of violence," Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations, told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Cicero, Mr. Delbourgo writes, denounced Verres as “a bandit, a pirate, and a predator” driven by “amentiam singularem et furorem,” or “singular and furious madness.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Birnin Gwari, a mineral-rich agricultural hub, had seen a sharp drop in bandit violence since Kaduna state government brokered a peace agreement between bandits and residents in November last year.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Frank was the best shot she knew with a bow, but this bandit Sciron was inhumanly good.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan