mob
Example Sentences
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Michael Byrd potentially saved lives by stopping the mob, lawmakers and police said.
From Salon
Alexander Hamilton supposedly stood on the steps and begged the mob to turn back, to no avail.
“Obviously we are all here because we love cake,” a coordinator said into a microphone, trying to be heard over the mob, “And we are doing the best that we can.”
Cases have been brought over private Facebook messages, flash mob protests scattering anti-election leaflets, and vandalism of candidate placards.
From Barron's
To Cannon’s surprise, the reporters and lobbyists mobbed Reagan after the event was over to get his autograph.
From Los Angeles Times
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