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
“Kicks,” an indie drama from the director Justin Tipping, follows Brandon as he tries to track down his Air Jordans after they’re stolen by gangsters, an adventure that puts him in danger.
From New York Times
The embassy called Washington's behaviour "daylight robbery" and "gangster," demanding it provide a formal apology and compensation and arrest and extradite the raiders.
From Reuters
He spent seven years reading the classics, including the “Iliad,” Home’s paean to the Trojan War, whose characters and adventures reminded Winslow of gangsters.
From Los Angeles Times
“That took me into this world of Hollywood, Vegas, gangsters, sex and murder.”
From New York Times
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