thug

Example Sentences

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But as long as Mr. Cabello remains the thug behind the throne, any such change would be cosmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

The story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in a viral video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025

"But the idea to pay her thug money to try to help protect her this and that, for what?" he added.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024

What if Hank Garvin was secretly a thug?

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata