kingpin

Example Sentences

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He has been Showtime’s forgotten kingpin, its lost leader, its missing warrior, a stylishly distant legend who had been overshadowed by the seven Lakers whose statues stand watch over the plaza outside Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Hundreds of people dragged away suitcases, computer monitors, pets and furniture as they fled a suspected Cambodian cyberfraud centre, after the country's most wanted alleged scam kingpin was arrested and deported.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

“Doc Flentje was a kingpin in Springfield,” said Bob Levis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

I stand up ready to give this former cyber-crime kingpin a professional hello.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera