ringleader
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In “The Hunting Wives,” Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, an ex-Bostonian housewife who gets pulled into the world of Malin Akerman’s socialite ringleader Margo Banks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Beijing has also called Chen "the ringleader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud criminal syndicate", and Cambodia deported him to China last week.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
A court in Seoul heard closing arguments in Yoon's trial, in which he was accused of being the "ringleader of an insurrection".
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO—Scott Wiener, the soft-spoken, 6-foot-7 ringleader of California’s Yimby movement, really, really wants to be the next Nancy Pelosi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Since I was the ringleader, he’d try to distract me by asking what skills I was learning in gymnastics.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.