mob

Example Sentences

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Another mob was moving towards the offices of its sister newspaper and Bangladesh's leading Bengali-language daily Prothom Alo.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“I went from signing my first autograph in 1998 to, literally two weeks later, being rushed by an angry, screaming mob of teenage girls,” he told Vulture in 2013.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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

Trump visited the construction site, theatrically inspecting it like a mob boss checking on a wayward subordinate.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2026

I don’t think I could ever be part of a mindless mob that raids a house.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman