the mob

Example Sentences

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Part of the online drive stems from the "mob wife" aesthetic that's trended on TikTok in recent years, looks featuring flashy jewelry, animal prints, and -- you guessed it -- fur.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A pattern emerges: The crowd suspects a problem, then Pangram validates the suspicion, stokes the mob, and sells the solution.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Sometimes even the mob can’t push an elected official away from the decision they’d already made.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

Above the mob, soldiers were trying to figure out who in the fleeing crowd had caught the monster’s eye.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin