mob

Example Sentences

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As special counsel, reporters and camera crews would mob Mueller to catch footage of him on his way into work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

"But in this case the mob were going to use the fire exit to reach us."

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

When the market mob is too greedy, or too afraid—and that is the essence of a huge move, up or down—options-centric investors look to buy on fear and sell on overconfidence.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The mob dispersed, and people headed off to other, equally dangerous rides where they were strapped into harnesses and jerked into the sky to tempt their own untimely deaths.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris