bandit
Example Sentences
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The military is stretched thin on other fronts as well, including fighting armed gangs known as "bandits" in the northwest and separatists in the southeast.
From Barron's
This instability created lawless zones such as the “neutral ground” of Bergen County in northeast New Jersey and the Pine Barrens in the south, where hardened “banditti” flourished.
There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.
From Los Angeles Times
"The strike was conducted at a location where, historically, you have the bandits and the Lakurawa parading around that axis," Bwala said.
From Barron's
The Nigerian government designated the bandits as terrorists under domestic law in January 2022, allowing increased use of the military against them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
