bandits
Example Sentences
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The Rams made out like bandits when the Falcons struggled and the pick they got back turned out to land at No. 13.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
When Lakurawa moved into communities along the Niger-Nigeria border, it prompted the bandits to move elsewhere.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
In the northwest, the biggest security concern is that from criminal gangs known as bandits.
From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025
President Johnson tried to downplay the massive attack at a news conference on February 2, saying “a few bandits can do that in any city.”
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
