mugging

Example Sentences

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Mugging and chewing the scenery is a lost art, except in pantomime.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2020

I watched the video Monday morning without issue — Mugging on treadmills!

From The Verge • Nov. 10, 2015

Mugging as Schlemilovitch allowed Modiano to blast through the noxious fog of stereotypes his father had had to contend with, but it didn’t help him get closer to understanding the man himself.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 5, 2015

Mugging victim Alex Causton-Ronaldson and former Flying Squad commander John O'Connor talk about the impact the thefts have.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2014

Mugging incessantly and stalking around in grimy rags, Lloyd broadly enacts Azdak's eloquent craziness in a series of satirical courtroom scenes.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2013