gangland
Example Sentences
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One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been deported to Amsterdam, 10 days after his airport arrest in Bali.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Like the cops, crooks and gangland toughs who populate his books, Don Winslow has something of a street fighter’s mentality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Students normally picked comedies, but Ashanti went with "Colors," the 1988 drama about Los Angeles cops patrolling gangland beats.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2022
The power and deadly potential of automatic weapons have set them apart in American’s fascination with guns since gangland mobsters wielded Tommy submachine guns in the early decades of the 1900s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
This was the loyalty of gangland, worthy a better cause.
From The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
