bandit

Example Sentences

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He would have made out like a bandit, given the fall in property prices, which took the best part of a decade to recover.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

That alone did not cause him to become a bandit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Aleru is from Yankuzo town - an area in the north-western state of Zamfara which has been a hub for bandit activity over the last three years.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Birnin Gwari, a mineral-rich agricultural hub, had seen a sharp drop in bandit violence since Kaduna state government brokered a peace agreement between bandits and residents in November last year.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

She had never personally encountered a bandit, but she had read of such things in books, and the very idea gave her goose bumps.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood