gang member
Example Sentences
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Former gang member Kevin Martin, who now works with a youth organisation in Glasgow, said those carrying knives were doing so "out of fear and peer pressure".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He said his client was not a gang member and that, while Hernández had been accused of murder in El Salvador, he was acquitted of any charges pertaining to that case.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“He was a gang member, but he was also a low-key cinephile,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
It attempted to justify his deportation by tarring him as a gang member, an accusation that was based on comically flimsy evidence and which the government never tried to escalate to proving in court.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2025
"Possibly a gang member, say police, though his family has come forward to refute that claim. It seems there are more questions than answers in this story, Carl."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
