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
When President Cleveland sent troops to break up a railroad strike and tamp down mob violence against Chinese immigrants, he invoked the Insurrection Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Although Sri Lanka is no stranger to bouts of mob violence, it has maintained its system of popular rule through decades of political upheaval and civil war.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2022
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
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
