mob violence
Example Sentences
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As the series cautions, Merlino may have gone to prison but he was never convicted of having committed mob violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Some American journalists and politicians couched their desire to round up and imprison Japanese Americans in humanitarian terms: to protect them from potential mob violence.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024
The Equal Justice Initiative announced Tuesday that it is moving and expanding its Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, which explores the consequences of enslavement, mob violence, and Jim Crow laws.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021
On Wednesday, in locked-down Washington, the Marine Band takes on a similar task for a nation shaken by mob violence and a global pandemic.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2021
In a radio broadcast last night Mayor Ditz warned of possible mob violence and exhorted the public to maintain order.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
