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

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

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

And just on the other side there was a mob of people standing restlessly, third class passengers from the looks of their worn clothing.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis